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Why did japan aggressively expand in the 1930s

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Japan invaded Manchuria.

They did this because Manchuria was poorly defended and had many resources.

It had living space for their surplus population and Manchuria had enough raw materials, food and other goods that would make Japan self-sufficient.
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