Society during prince shotoku's reign was heavily influenced by ideas from china. for example, prince shotoku embraced the ideas of the mandate of heaven. this can best be described as the belief that

a. governments only stay in power by having powerful armies.
b. leaders receive power and authority from the gods.
c. governments rule with consent from their people.
d. leaders should be cruel and harsh to their citizens.

 B. leaders receive power and authority from the gods.

Explanation:

the answer is d. tariffs were raised by america's trading partners after the smoot-hawley tariff act, decreasing exports, and declining job rates.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.