Question

Which of the following timelines identifies the cause of aggression and conflicts that led to the Nanjing in China and contributed to the beginning of World War II? (1 point)
Date
Aggression and Conflicts
1850s Japan uses gunboat diplomacy to force trade with the Chinese.
1931 Japan seizes Nanjing from China.
1937 Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Manchuria.
Date Aggression and Conflicts
1850s Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Beijing and Shanghai.
1931 China uses gunboat diplomacy to force trade with the Japanese.
1937 Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Manchuria.
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Date Aggression and Conflicts
1850s China uses gunboat diplomacy to force trade with the Japanese.
1931 Japan retaliates and seizes Manchuria from China.
1937 Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Beijing and Shanghai.
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Aggression and Conflicts

Answer 1

The third timeline (the one that lists 1931 Japan seizing Manchuria and 1937 Japan invading China) is the best choice.

Note: its 1850s item is inaccurate—Western powers (not China) used gunboat diplomacy then—but the 1931 seizure of Manchuria and the 1937 invasion (leading to the capture of Nanjing) are the key events.