Question

as you read, identify the causes and effects of the attack on pearl harbor.
(1) the attack on pearl harbor was the culmination of a decade of deteriorating relations between japan and the united states over the status of china and the security of southeast asia. this breakdown began in 1931 when japanese army extremists 1 in defiance of government policy, invaded and overran the northern most chinese province of manchuria. japan ignored american protests, and in the summer of 1937 launched a full - scale attack on the rest of china. although alarmed by this action, neither the united states nor any other nation with interests in the far east was willing to use military force to halt japanese expansion.
over the next three years, war broke out in europe and japan joined nazi germany

1. part a: what is the meaning of culmination in paragraph 1?

a. complete collapse
b. a disagreement
c. final result
d. violent incident

Explanation:

The word "culmination" means the final result or the highest point of something that has been developing over time. In the context of the paragraph, it refers to the attack on Pearl Harbor being the final result of a decade - long deterioration of relations between Japan and the United States.

Answer:

C. final result