Why did hongwu feel that a strong military was necessary? a. to increase china’s territory. b.to prevent a rebellion by moguls. c.to spread confucian ideas. d.to protect his position as emperor

The correct answer is B. Hongwu felt that a strong military was necessary to prevent a rebellion by the Mongols. The Mongols were China's neighbor to the north and now be would be called modern-day Mongolia and Manchuria (northern China). Even though they had been driven away, Hongwu knew they still posed a threat. He consolidated a huge army and the army was also taught how to grow crops in case their military positions became sedentary. However, in the end they were still defeated.

They made a checks and balance system to equal power within the branches. the "check" meant that one branch would watch one branch and "balance" them if they were too powerful. if you want more info on this, i would just google checks and balance system.