Choose the Answer Which Best Rewords the Italicized Portion

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
The oil embargo caused the most resentment, among the Japanese, because Japan did not have any oil of its own. Japan wanted freedom from its dependency on the United States.

A) resentment, among the Japanese, because
B) resentment among the Japanese, because
C) resentment among the Japanese; because
D) resentment among the Japanese because