The great railroad strike of 1977 was a two week strike that spread like wildfire.

a. true

b. false

The given statement "The Great Railroad Strike of 1977 was a two week strike that spread like wildfire" is false.

Option B

Explanation:

The Great Railroads Strike,1877 originated in West Virginia. The strike did not go for two weeks. It actually went on for forty five days. The people who participated in the strike did not allow the trains to enter the railway stations in cities like New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland unless and until the government gave in to their demands. Due to the protest, many people got killed. Authorities feared that the rising would end up like the Paris Commune,1871.

b

explanation:

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.