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Which condition motivate both Japanese and european imperialism

ABOLITION OF SLAVE TRAE
LACK OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ISOLASTIONIST POLICIES
SCARCITY OF RESOURCES

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Scarcity of resources. The European countries and Japan didn't have all the resources they needed in order to keep up industrialization and a few other reasons. They resorted to taking over other lands in order the "cheaply" obtain the resources.
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The correct answer is D) scarcity of resources.

The condition that motivated both, Japanese and European imperialism is a scarcity of resources.

Being relatively small countries compared to other nations, Japan, Portugal, France, and Great Britain were looking for more resources for their countries. Scarcity of resources could have been one of the reasons but in reality, power, control, and dominion truly played a key role in expansionism and imperialism.

In the case of European countries, the knew that raw materials and natural resources abound in the African continent. and they wanted some of that for their monarchies. That is why they went on and invaded.

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