What was the relationship between Japan's totalitarian government and its military expansion campaigns in the 20th century?

A. Expansion increased the power of military leaders who supported totalitarianism

B. Totalitarianism was a response to growing criticism of failed expansion campaigns

C. Totalitarianism took hold after Japan conquered territories with totalitarian leaders

D. Expansion brought foreign communists into Japan who promoted totalitarianism

The notion that expansion through military conquest would solve Japan's economic problems gained currency during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was argued that the rapid growth of Japan's population which was 65 million in 1930 needed large food imports. To sustain such imports, Japan had to be able to export. Western tariffs limited exports, while discriminatory legislation in many countries and anti Japanese racism served as barriers to emigration. Chinese and Japanese efforts to secure racial equality in the league of nations covenant had been rejected by western statesmen.

A. Expansion increased the power of military leaders who supported totalitarianism

Explanation:

Japan's totalitarism was a government and social construction that linked together the power and pride on the empire with the power on the military, the power of the totalitarian government increased with every victory and conquer over seas, and as the empire grew larger the power of the totalitarian government also grew since it was proving to be effective.