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They invaded for the abundance of resources and in return, the West scorned Japan.
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Japan invaded China for the huge amounts of land and resources, to use to expand their empire.
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They needed Southeast Asia's vast amounts of resources, but the US refused to evacuate.
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Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, which is in Hawaii. The port was bombed because most of the US's Pacific Fleet was stationed there, and the Japanese needed to cripple the US's fleets. In return, US is forced into war with Japan.
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By 1942, Japan was at its strongest. The Japanese had already taken over most of Southeast Asia. However, this is the year when they had the first major military defeats by the Allies.
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US forced Japan to surrender by bombing them with nuclear weapons. Then, after the second bomb, the Japanese Emperor surrenders.
