Why Did Japan Invade Korea and Taiwan in the 1890s

question 149

Multiple Choice

Why did Japan invade Korea and Taiwan in the 1890s?

• A) The U.S. was about to invade them, so Japan had to act immediately.
• B) to obtain arable land and coal
• C) to gain access to the busiest seaports in the world
• D) to drive up the price of domestic resources
• E) to acquire the largest petroleum reserves in Asia

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