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Q: What was the significance for Japan to expand in world war 2?
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What was Hirohito's significance to World War 2?

He was the Emperor of Japan during the war.


What was japan fighting for in World War 2?

For their emperor and to expand their empire


Why did japan fight in World War 1?

Japan fought in WWI to expand its influence on China and to increase its position in world rank of powers.


Why did the us wane to acquire japan?

The United States did not want to acquire japan. Japan wanted to expand, resulting in the war in the pacific in World War II. Even after the U.S. defeated japan in World War II, the US allowed Japan to maintain its sovereignty.


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Japan had made territorial gains during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 & the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.


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Answer this question… To expand its influence throughout Asia


Why did world war 2 expand into north America?

Not all of North America was in the war, The US entered after Axis Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.


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japan saw the end's of WW1 as a new way to expand its pacific territory's


What were the military causes of World War 2?

The Germans wanted to expand because they thought they were the men that God chose to rule the war. Japan caused war in the Pacific as they were trying to expand and get new resources. War was dacelared in Europe when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. War was declared in the Pacific when Japan first invaded China in 1936 and later the United States in 1941.


What was the significance of Nuremberg?

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What was war plan imperial?

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