Notes
JAPAN'S GRAB FOR NATURAL RESOURCES
- Invasion of Manchuria begins this process in 1937
- Sphere of influence across the Pacific (Greater East Asian Co-prosperity 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
Summary
Japan does not have enough resources; as a result, they are looking for some in the Dutch east Indies.
Quote
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." - Isoroku Yamamoto
subjunctive question
Could have Japan completely stayed out of the war if it wasn't for their need of resources?