Why was the victory at midway so important to the allied forces?
a. it kept japan from invading australia.
b. it kept japan from bombing the philippines.
c. it put japan on the defensive.
d. it put japan on the offensive.

the qing dynasty placed strict limits on foreign merchants' ability to trade in china.

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.