Between 1895 and 1915, manufacturing grew rapidly, and japan became a(n) power.

military

Explanation:

Japan experienced lot of changes during the Meiji period. The East Asian nation saw that the Western countries are far ahead of it in military and technological sense, so in order to not come in a situation to be dominated, the Japanese decided that they will develop and be the ones that dominate. This led to influx of Western technology, development of the industry, and modernizing the country. As the country was manufacturing more and more each year, its economic growth was skyrocketing, and lot of wealth was coming in. Since Japan saw the military strength as the prime source of power, it invested heavily into its military, making it one of the strongest in the world, and becoming the only military that was considered as a global power outside of the Western world.

the best answer is b.

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