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In the 1900s, before the Great Depression, how did Japan acquire raw materials for industrialization?

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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.
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