Why wasn't China able to defend itself against Japan when it invaded China before World War II (1940's)?

The short version: Japan’s actions from 1852 to 1945 were motivated by a deep desire to avoid the fate of 19th-century China and to become a great power. Basically, they weren't prepared for an attack and then Japan jumped them in an alley.

Explanation:

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the three answers (for plato at least) are:

b-condemned sola fida 

d-set rules for establishing seminaries and for educating clerics in the seminaries 

f-recommended moderation in the sale of indulgences and banned the sale of false indulgences 

it is

a

asked for and recieved from the united states