What climate conditions led to the formation of the world’s earliest known civilization?
a. wet and tropical
b. wet and cold
c. dry and cold
d. dry and semiarid

the answer is a) james madison.

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.

i dont have that book

those who allied with france gained land and power.