Which of the following is a major characteristic of fascism?

a) the belief that a country should aggressively expand its borders
b) the belief that leaders' most important role is preventing wars
c) the idea that wars should be fought by all member of a society
d)the idea that countries' economies should not be interconnected

a) the belief that a country should aggressively expand its borders

Fascism as an ideological component seeks the "Lebensraum", the vital space for the settlement and evolution of an assumed superior race.

The fascist see the world in an unequal distribution, so they contest to redistribute the balance of power present in the status quo. (the current state of affairs). The characteristic of fascism is the defiance of the established geopolitical order by violent means.

-The most well-known cases are the taking over of Austria, The Anschluss, the annexation of Checoslovaquia, by Adolf Hitler in 1939.

-As well Mussolini in 1922 lead the expansion in Africa taking over Ethiopia and the Balkan states The Italian equivalent term is Spazio Vitale.

-The invasion of Manchuria and the seizing of the Pacific islands by Japan was as well the consequence resulting from the notion that all these cultures have a cultural, racial superiority. They often resolve to the annihilation of the invaded societies. The Hakko ichiu , is the lemma in Japanese for "all the world under one rule".

its b they wanted to be able to expand their trade..

north east because it has more forest