WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -In other words, both colonialism and the regime of free trade in Asia and the world were important conditions for Japan’s economic development. Japan took advantage of the West-dominated international order of imperialism to carry out trade and industrialisation from the late nineteenth century.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The 1930s were a decade of fear in Japan, characterized by the resurgence of right-wing patriotism, the weakening of democratic forces, domestic terrorist violence (including an assassination attempt on the emperor in 1932), and stepped-up military aggression abroad.