Japans nationalism and rise as an imperial power can be traced back a.) the united states' decision to negotiate trade agreement with japan. b.) the outcome of the sino-japanese war. c.) its response to western imperialism interest in japan. d.) the civil war in which rebels defeated the tokugawa shogun.

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.