Japan’s Need For Natural Resources
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- Invasion of Manchuria begins this process in 1937
- Sphere of influence across the Pacific (Greater East Asian Co-prosperity sphere)
- Coal, iron and rubber in Dutch east Indies
- Indo-China, Taiwan, Mainland China, Philippines and Solomon Islands all captured
- Americans boycott oil to Japan in 1941
Summary: Japan began their need for natural resources with the invasion of Manchuria in 1937. They influenced many countries across the Pacific with the Greater East Asian Co-prosperity sphere, gaining many resources. In 1941, the US begins to boycott oil to Japan.
Subjective question: How much did the Greater East Asian Co-prosperity sphere help the Japanese in the war?
Quote: "I do not think there is the slightest prospect of any war." - Viscount Cecil
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