Answer: Each sought to control other territories -- Germany to gain land and Japan to gain natural resources
Step-by-step explanation:
The economic crisis in the 1930s was commonly called the Great Depression and it was as a result of the crash of the stock market which wiped out several investors and led to the economic downturn in many countries.
Germany and Japan respond to the economic crisis of the 1930s as each sought to control other territories which was the regaining of land by Germany and Japan to gain natural resources.
Therefore, the correct option is A.