What motivated japanese, italian, and german expansionism?

The roman empire fell around the 5th century, and as islam spread in the 7th century, trade between europe and china slowed. chinese traders were blocked from westward expansion into europe when the chinese army was defeated by muslim fighters in the area known as syr darya. the trade routes, known as the silk road, fell into disuse, and trade between the far east and europe nearly stopped. it wasn't until the 13th century when the mongols invaded and controlled central asia and large parts of the middle east that extensive trade along these routes was opened again. based upon the paragraph above and your knowledge of the mongols, which of the following statements is correct? a. the mongols unified regions along the silk road, allowing for safe transport of goods. b. muslims controlled busy trade routes into china from the 5th to the 7th centuries. c. without access to european markets, the chinese were unable to obtain raw materials. d. the mongols replaced the roman empire as the dominant force in western europe.

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How does federalist, no.10 address the concerns of a strong national government in brutus i? a) the court system would be a representative democracy and the other branches republics. b) representative gov't was the only way to check state power in the national gov't. c) states would be allowed to choose which sort of representation they have at the national level d) the national gov't would be a balance between democracy and republic, thus protecting the rights of citizens.