Japanese leaders wished to quickly industrialize in the 1800s because they a. were attempting to eliminate poverty. b. feared encroaching european influence. c. were compensating for lacking the population to complete needed farm work. d. feared encroaching south american influence.

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references.the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources