2specific struggles women had during the progressive era

Why did the meiji reformers want to modernize japan a) to colonize weaker nations in south east asia b) to allow western nations to protect them and treat negotiation c) to compete with the economics and military of western nations d) to replace additional prices with weston culture

1.     in what kind of government does a small group have a firm control over a country?  

Did north or south korea forces advance further into the other’s territory?