Mr.Hudak
History10 pd8
March.31 2016 The Reasons why Japan should enter the WW2 During World War II (1939-45), Japan attacked nearly all of its Asian neighbors.Japan was a member of the Axis Power.The reasons why Japan should enter the WW2 are expand territory,get resources ,labors,and political beliefs. The first reason why Japan should enter the WW2 is Japan wants to expand its territory.Japan wanted to be an industrial and military power but lacked resources and space on its home islands. For this reason, it expanded into Korea and Taiwan and eventually Manchuria.It was also a reason why Japan wants to break out of Manchuria and dominate China. The second reason why Japan should enter the WW2 is Japan needs cheap resources and labors. Japan is an island nation with very little natural resources.The most critical resource that Japan lacked was oil.They needed natural resources.Japan did have some limited sources of oil. Japan produced about 2.7 million barrels of oil in the country.During the Meiji Restoration from 1868-1912 Japan quickly industrialized to catch-up with the rest of the world,but Japan had no coal, iron ore, oil, or other necessary resources to maintain her …show more content…
Japan was being controlled by military officers. "We must endeavor to take appropriate measures for breaking the deadlock over China.This is to be accomplished through efforts to get Great Britain to recognize and respect Japan's special."They wanted to prove that they were strong and could occupy other countries. It was particularly important to conquer China, which had traditionally been the power in East