In the late 1790s, a conflict between the united states government and the french government took place. though the tensions associated with this conflict did not result in an official war, the u. s. government took which of the following actions?

The government built up the U.S. military by creating the Navy Department and strengthening the army

b. 155 enlisted men and no officers

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.