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Q: Why did Japan expand into Korea and Manchuria in the 1890s?
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How did Japan expand it's empire to Korea?

They attacked Korea and 1905 Japan made Korea a protectorate.


Why was Korea and japan part of china?

The chinese defeated the area called Manchuria or Korea, so for a while, Korea was a part of Chinese land holdings. Japan was never part of China.


What is the Japanese expansion during the 1930s?

the Japanese expansion of the 1930s was to expand out of Korea and into manchuria which it annexed and call manchukou


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What brought about the war between Japan and Russia?

The war was to gain control over Korea and Manchuria


Was US bigger then japan in the 1941?

Yes the Japanese only had Manchuria, Korea, and SE Asia at the time.


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Korea, Taiwan and large parts of China (including Manchuria).


What happened when Japan took over Manchuria bringing China into a war?

In 1931, Imperial Japan ruled Korea but had its eyes on the mineral wealth of Manchuria. On the pretense of taking action to stop Chinese interference with the railway Japan used to get to Manchuria, Japan invaded and conquered Manchuria despite attempts by the Chinese to fight back. Soon Japan was waging war all over China. China was not a developed military power and Japan was. The result was the end of Chinese autonomy.


What role did geography play in Japans desire to expand its empire?

Japan had very limited arable land and resources. In the meantime, across the sea of Japan, a huge Chinese empire was falling apart. There were large oil, coal and iron ore deposit in Manchuria, located in north east China bordering Korea.


What were the two main areas of dispute between Russia and Japan during the Russo Japanese War?

The warm water ports on the southwestern tip of Russia and Manchuria.


Who invaded China during the middle of their civil war?

Japan, eager to expand their holdings in Korea, exploited the chaos of civil war in China by invading Manchuria. The main Red and Nationalist armies were far away and Japan had a relatively easy time invading. The Russians were also trying to expand their Pacific holdings and fought intense battles against the Japanese.


Causes of russo-japanese war?

Russia and Japan were arguing over territory in Korea and Manchuria (a region in northern China).