What was the main cause of the Sino-Japanese War? Japan wanted to add the island of Formosa to its territory. Japan and China competed for influence in Korea. China’s military became a threat to Japan. China closed its ports to Japan.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.