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Why did Japan aggressively expand in the 1930s?

a to find more males to serve in its military
b to secure natural resources such as oil
c to take control of better farmland for food
d to protect itself from invasions from East Asia

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The answer is B. To secure natural resources such as oil
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The correct answer is B) to secure natural resources such as oil.

Japan aggressively expanded in the 1930s o secure natural resources such as oil.

Japan has a small territory, Indeed, it is a series of islands. He has not many natural resources. Japan had to import almost 90% of the oil needed. In many cases, Japan was not self-sufficient, and natural resources or raw material were necessary to operate its industries. So the only option Japan had was to invade other countries that had plentiful natural resources, That was the case of Indonesia. Japan was also interested in British Malaya for its rubber plantation and tin mines.

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