Japanese Aggression-24E

Interpreting Text and Visuals
1. Describe Japan’s empire as it existed in 1930.
It had few natural resources.
2. Where did Japan first expand its empire after 1930?
Manchuria
Why do you think Japan targeted this region?
Manchuria was rich in coal and iron and had abundant oil fields.
3. Describe the extent of Japanese influence in China in 1938.
Japan controlled beijing and shanghai.
4. What advantage did its control of French Indochina give Japan in attacks starting
on December 7, 1941?
The could control the seas and imports/exports and they also had a way of land based attackes into Thailand.
5. Japan seized Hong Kong on December 8, 1941. From where was the attack
mounted?
Taiwan
6. Which objective of the attacks starting on December 7, 1941 is outside the area
shown in the map?
Pearl Harbor
7. What do you think made the Philippines a particularly attractive target for Japanese expansion?
The could regulate the sea and bay area if they controlled the Philippines.