HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Japan had an excess of raw materials for manufacturing
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Japan had a shortage of raw materials for manufacturing
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Korea had an excess of raw materials for manufacturing
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Korea had a shortage of raw materials for manufacturing
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike England, who had an abundance of coal and other natural resources necessary for industrialization, Japan had very few of these raw materials. Instead, the Japanese traded for raw materials to fuel their factories and make their products.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was the military expansion in the 1930s that created an artificial shortage of mineral resources, the wholesale exodus of population, and a lowering in the standard of living of the general public.
Detailed explanation-3: -Japanese Imperialism 1894–1945 | Oxford Academic.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did industrialization help start Japan on an imperialist course? Industrialization helped Japan grow and develop with the need to make industrial products. From expanding, this gave them access to the products, which led to Japan trying to build an empire.
Detailed explanation-5: -Without imports of steel and oil, the Japanese military could not fight for long. Without oil, the navy would not be able to move after it had exhausted its six-month reserve. Roosevelt hoped that this economic pressure would force Japan to end its military expansion in East Asia.