The declaration of independence was
a) when the american revolution ended.
b) before the american revolution began.
c) during the second year of the american revolution.
d) at the beginning of the american revolution.

C

Explanation:

The American Revolution started in 1775, The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776.

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.