The primary reason that Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament was that a he feared renewed war in Europe. b he recognized that Japan and the United States might enter a dangerous arms race. c businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy. d he did not want the League of Nations to take the lead on this problem. e American public opinion strongly supported peacemaking efforts.

c businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy.

Explanation:

Warren Harding was president after the second world war and under him, the Washington Naval Conference was held. At this conference, the world powers agreed to limit their navies and to international disarmament. This was a major win for the President because he realized that the U.S. would be unable to meet the demands of a larger navy.

This was because business people in the U.S. at the time were unwilling to foot the massive bill required to make the U.S. Navy capable of competing with the other powers and so Harding tried not to antagonize them by pushing for it.