Which is the BEST reason why the United States sent ships led by Commodore Perry to Japan in 1868?
A) The United States wanted to gain Japan as an ally against China after the Boxer rebellion.
B) The United States had the intention of imperializing Japan in order to expand its' borders.
C) The United States wanted to import more laborers from Japan, in order to expand their growing industrialism.
D) The United States desired to open up trade with Japan, which previously had been mainly closed to trade with foreigners.

According to the federal regulations, which of the following studies meets the definition of research with human subjects? a. a researcher uses the customs office’s passenger lists for ships bringing immigrants to the us between 1820-1845 to track the numbers of immigrants from certain ethnic groups. b. a researcher conducts a linguistic study of comments posted on a local public blog. c. a developmental psychologist videotapes interactions between groups of toddlers and their care givers to determine which intervention methods most effectively manage aggression. d. a researcher asks the director of a local free clinic about the number of patients in the last two years with newly diagnosed hiv/aids.

The renting agent says i have to rent for at least one year. but i’m not sure how many months i’ll be in town.

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