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because of the civil war in china
The defeat of Russia by Japan in the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War, for all practical purposes gave Japan the highest level of a sphere of influence in iron ore rich Manchuria. Prior to the imperialism of the 1800 and 1900's , China controlled Manchuria.
Japan fought Russia to try and obtain more power in China.
To gain territory which would later bring raw materials for Japan (oil, lumber, copper, iron ore, etc.).
Japan was the totalitarian nation that invaded Manchuria. This attack occurred in 1931 because Japan was trying to gain control over China for the entire province.
Japan was given land in china during the peace process
Japan was given land in china during the peace process:)
Japan was given land in china during the peace process
A sphere of influence in China
To gain a sphere of influence in China
China and Japan gave European Countries spheres of influence within China and Japans own borders, this gave the European countries complete control of the markets, mineral rights, infrastructure and trade policies within their zones of control in Asia. Germany, France, Russia, and England were the first countries to gain spheres of influence within China Japan would later gain the Germans sphere after ww1 Spheres of Influence were less pronounced in Japan, most European countries could at most claim a port city with which they could use as a trade hub with the rest of Japan.
gain access to trade opportunities and resources, such as tea and silk, in China. This allowed European nations to expand their economic interests and exert influence over Chinese markets.
because of the civil war in china
Japan did not originally have many natural resources, China had many such as farm's and mines. So when they took over China they gained all of China's recourses
There goals were to gain more power and take over china's resources, since Japan had zero resources for the war. The 21 Demands later led to the conspiracy at Manchuria.
The defeat of Russia by Japan in the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War, for all practical purposes gave Japan the highest level of a sphere of influence in iron ore rich Manchuria. Prior to the imperialism of the 1800 and 1900's , China controlled Manchuria.
Japan fought Russia to try and obtain more power in China.