JAPANESE OCCUPATION

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Japans rise as a world power was the key reason
that lead to the Japanese invasion and occupation
of Southeast Asia
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REASONS for Japanese Expansion
Rivalry with Wn Powers
Need for Raw Materials
Overpopulation Problem
Trade Embargo
Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere
Ambitions of Leaders
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Rivalry with Wn Powers

• USA Britain worried about Japans growing
  power
• Considered her military successes a threat to
  Wn imperial power
• Tried to limit her military strength
• Strained relations Japan unhappy
• Allied powers tried to stop Japanese invasion of
  China 1930s
• Japan unhappy with interference

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Rivalry with Wn Powers

• Wanted to get rid of Wn powers in Asia gt
  expansion
• 1. To end Wn imperial domination of Asia
• 2. To remove obstacles to Japanese world
  expansion self interest

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Need for Raw Materials

• Japan was now an industrialised country
• Since Meiji Restoration of 1868
• DD for raw materials coal, iron, rubber, oil -
  for factories
• Was resource poor had to import
• Sold silk ? ? import raw materials

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Need for Raw Materials

• Great Depression 1929 Japan exports affected
• ? unable to buy imports needed by
  factories
• Easier to control the countries producing these
  raw materials gt plans for expansion

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Overpopulation

• Population was growing - rice production could
  not keep up
• Needed to import food to feed ppl
• PPL were migrating in 1921 USA imposed
  restrictive migration quota
• Asians could not enter USA
• Created acute stress on land

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Overpopulation

• 1923 earthquake- destroyed Tokyo
• Made the situation worse
• Shortage of land aggravated
• Solution gt Acquire land raw materials ease
  population pressure

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Trade Embargo

• USA Britain imposed a trade embargo - 1941
• As response to Jap aggression on China French
  Indochina
• 80 of Jap petroleum came from USA gt halt to all
  fuel SS
• Embargo worsened the need for raw materials for
  her industries
• Japan invaded Southeast Asia to get resources of
  oil , rubber and tin
• These resources were needed for war effort

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Ambitions of Japanese leaders

• Leaders of Japan were Army Generals
• Had imperial ambitions wanted to conquer and
  expand Japanese influence
• Asia for Asians - a plan to expel Europeans
  from Asia and establish Japan as the leader

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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

• Greater East Asian Co- Prosperity Sphere - a
  plan promise to free SEA from western rule
• aimed to set up an organization of nations under
  Japans leadership
• Develop Asian economies lead them to
  independence
• Stretched from Manchuria to India OZ NZ
• Japan hoped to gain control of the rich resources
  of Asia and use the Asian countries for Japans
  growing population

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Why was Malaya important to Japan ?

• under the British - Malaya was a an important
  source of rubber and tin
• the Chinese in Malaya had collected large
  amounts of money to help China fight the Japanese
  . The Japanese
  wanted to end the Malayan Chinese support

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Japan entered World War 2 when it attacked
American naval base at Pearl Habour. The
Japanese bombed Pearl Habour on the 7th of
December 1941.
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• the American Pacific Fleet was destroyed with
  the bombing of Pearl Habour
• the Japanese now controlled the air and sea
  over the Pacific Ocean
• there was no stopping the Japanese from
  conquering Southeast Asia