The Rise of the Japanese Empire
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Japan expands into
Manchuria
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by 1932, all of Manchuria
was seized
became a puppet state
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In 1937, Japan is at war with
China
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Japanese military
brutal
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Japan was not able to defeat
China due to large army + help from Britain + Soviet Union
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Greater East Asia…
Co-Prosperity Sphere
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Japan claims to liberate
Asia from European rule
real reason = wanted natural resources
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how does the U.S. respond to Japan’s expansion
trade embargo
froze all Japanese assets in U.S.
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what was the trade embargo
U.S. refuses to trade foreign oil w/ Japan
threatens their economy + military
scrap metal + oil
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