Containment was a military strategy adopted to stop the expansion of communism

that is true, it was adopted during the cold war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

a big one is

to appoint and regulate officers of the land and naval forces,

which caused much controversy ending the articles

japan is located on a chain of islands called an archipelago. it is made up of four main islands and thousands of smaller ones. the terrain is mountainous, which means there is not a lot of good land for farming. because of the geography, the japanese relied on the sea for many aspects of daily life.