Japanese need for natural resources
- Invasion of Manchuria begins this process in 1937
- Sphere of influence across the Pacific (Greater East Asian Coprosperity sphere)
- Coal, iron and rubber in Dutch east Indies
- Indo-China, Taiwan, Mainland China, Philippines and Solomon Islands all captured
- Americans boycott oil to Japan in 1941.
Subjunctive Question
How did the Taiwan, Mainland China and the Philippines army compare to Germanys army ?
Summary
The Invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese began in 1937. The Japanese needed resources in the Dutch East Indies, so they decided to capture Taiwan, Mainland China, Philippines and the Solomon Islands for resources.