In a market economy, what prices and allocation of a scarce resources?

answer:

scarce goods and services are allocated in a market economy through the influence of prices on production and consumption decisions. changes in supply or demand cause relative prices to change; in turn, buyers and sellers adjust their purchase and sales decisions.

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.