WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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satisfy Japanese people’s need for spices
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acquire resources needed to fight the war
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recruit more men for its army
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prevent the United States from entering the war
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Detailed explanation-1: -In essence, Japan invaded Southeast Asia to secure strategic commodities (oil, bauxite, tin, rubber, etc.) needed to sustain the war against China that had been ebbing and flowing since mid-1937. The conquest was swift and probably cost less than 10, 000 Japanese lives.
Detailed explanation-2: -In July 1941, Japan then moved into southern Indochina in preparation for an attack against both British Malaya, a source for rice, rubber, and tin, and the oil-rich Dutch East Indies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. By 1937 Japan controlled large sections of China, and war crimes against the Chinese became commonplace.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many historians argue that World War II began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937. While other historians believe the war began with the Mukden Incident in Manchuria on September 18, 1931. Japanese occupation of much of Asia would last until 1945.