In the late 1800s, japanese leaders decided that the best way to avoid being dominated by imperialist nations was to:
a. ally with russia.
b. ally with china.
c. launch a propaganda campaign.
d. attack china and russia.

I believe the answer is: D. attack China and Russia.

During that period, Japanese was afraid of the imperialist' attacks due to their lesser amount of resources.

The purpose of the attack on China and small part of Russia is to conquer some territories which contain large number of natural resources that Japanese army can use to increase their military power.

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haile selassie i was the emperor of ethiopia from 1930-1974