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Early 20th Century Japan

After discovering the industrial tools of the West, Japan set out to build its national status, mainly by conflicts with the Russians and Chinese. But the Japanese islands themselves had few of the necessary raw materials, so they sought to conquer nearby Asian countries that did have them. Metals and oil were the targets in Indonesia and Malaysia, while China was mainly supplying a slave workforce, agriculture and some minerals.

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