ipl-logo

Are The Main Economic Advantages And Costs Of Having Colonies Or Spheres Of Interest In Japan

1159 Words5 Pages

Sebastian Saker
2/12/23
ASCL 80.08
1. What were the main economic advantages and costs of having colonies or spheres of interest in East Asia for the Western powers and Japan? On balance, did imperialism "pay" for the powers?
Economic Advantages:
One major economic advantage was the ability to access and assert influence on a colony or sphere of interest’s market and resources. Depending on a nation’s geography and infrastructure, some resources were much harder to obtain relative to other nations, and in an age of industrial expansion during Meiji Japan, additional resources and energy were necessary to fuel the hungry war machine of imperialist Japan. Regarding the “real rights and interests” Japan had in Korea before the Sino-Japanese …show more content…

This ability to deny other imperial powers from dominating the market of the colony or sphere of interests was of grave concern during Meiji period Japan as Meiji political leaders were desperate in establishing political and economic power to meet the foreign challenge.
Lastly, an economic advantage of imperialism in East Asia was waging war to secure indemnities and concessions. At least for the Sino-Japanese War, imperialism did “pay” for the Japanese empire very clearly. The costs of the war were ¥200,476,000 for the Japanese empire, and just through concessions alone the Chinese indemnity at ¥364,510,000 was more than one and half times the war costs. However, not all imperialist Japan’s wars would fare as well across the balance …show more content…

In some regions, such as Taiwan, military investment in controlling the native population was considerable initially but stabilized as resistance decreased. On the other hand, Korea remained a significant military investment as the native population continuously rebelled and antagonized Japanese imperial forces. In addition to controlling the regions of the imperial subjects, the need to increase military spending such that an imperialist military power is competitive enough to ward off other imperialist competitors and maintain its current control of colonies and spheres of influence was another significant cost, and one that was wildly accelerating in the arms race during the turn of the 20th

Show More
Related
220 Words | 1 Pages

In the 19th century china and japan were under pressure when the west opened up foreign trade and relations. The industrial revolution created a wide gap between them and the west and left them behind in technology and the military. They both signed unequal treaties that forced them to open their ports and cities to foreign merchants. Both country's reacted very differently and this will be the topic of this essay.

Read More
533 Words | 3 Pages

They wanted more land and they took what they wanted.apan needed natural resources like oil, steel and iron. As shown in document (D) the U.S had cut Japan off of 80% of their oil. Oil that they needed to fuel their boats to move other resources in and out of Japan.

Read More
554 Words | 3 Pages

In 1938, Japan announced its plan to constitute a new order in East Asia (Doc C). In this new order, the rule of the Japanese emperor would be drawn-out over Earth. This was a driving force for Japan’s invasion because of their ambitious desires. By damaging an American naval base, it gave Japan the ability to also occupy China and Manchuria leading to a rise in their military power (Doc C). Japan’s presence in more of East Asia brought them one step closer to expanding their authority.

Read More
745 Words | 3 Pages

Roosevelt had already strained the sinews of neutrality by supplying Britain with money and arms under the ‘lend –lease’ agreement. The Tripartite Pact meant that supplies to Japan would indirectly be helping Italy and Germany; further embargoes followed. Japan intensified the search for a permanent alternative. The most obvious target was South-east Asia, rich in minerals and oil. Japan’s military planners hoped to cripple the U.S fleet in order to buy time to capture and fortify the region they sought to control, then negotiate an armistice from a positions of strength.

Read More
672 Words | 3 Pages

When related to Immanuel Wallerstein’s “World Systems Analysis”, the Meji Restoration developed Japan into a core country. As a dominant power, they took advantage of periphery countries for labor and every opportunity to become a world

Read More
1403 Words | 6 Pages

At the time, Japan did not have the necessary natural resources an industrial nation required; therefore, the United States and the western parts of Europe were supplying Japan with these resources: coal, iron, steel, copper, rubber, and petroleum (Higgs). Without these resources, Japan would collapse in a matter of months. In order to sustain their military, they would need coal, iron, steel, and petroleum to supply their military. Japan had to act fast, or else their whole economy would crumble. On the islands that American took away from Japan during the imperialist stages in the late 19th century, such as Hawaii and the Philippians, had these resources.

Read More
722 Words | 3 Pages

The purpose of imperialism was and is to build up national wealth and influence by owning colonies.both France and britain had many colonies in africa and asia. According to document 10 “The British Octopus” illustrates how many colonies britain had, which could scare other countries. Thede colonies could help Britain in the war by supplying them with raw materials and supplies. Imperialism is also shown in document 11 which illustrates the various colonies each country had with Britain having the biggest square kilometers with a total of 33,000,00 when combined. Large colonial populations could help the economy of the mother country by giving the mother country a better economic culture.

Read More
1998 Words | 8 Pages

There were cultural and economic motives for imperialism. First economic, Many countries were industrialized in 1900s, and they needed a lot of materials that they did not have. In order not to depend on others, which nobody wanted, many strong countries started conquering territories and had the necessary materials. Also, followed by the industrialization, population grew as quickly as never before. New jobs were needed and people who were unemployed, left to other countries to find jobs.

Read More
879 Words | 4 Pages

It was also a very convenient way for the United States to prevent European nations from colonizing throughout China and making a ton of money off of their expansive resources. The policy ensured equal trading rights for the countries that traded with the Chinese people. There were both positive and negative effects of imperialism in China. First, there was the opium wars because the Europeans were losing a lot of silver to China, who had the trading advantage. The west sold opium to the Chinese, getting millions of people addicted to it.

Read More
744 Words | 3 Pages

They had a few valid reasons to do so. Even if they had many reasons to turn to imperializing, there were three reasons that stood out the most. One of the reasons was to improve the economy by using these newly achieved nations to their advantage. Another reason was the desire of improving their Army in order to compete with other nation's Army. The final reason was that they thought they were a superior culture and other nations had to be like them.

Read More
1003 Words | 5 Pages

During the first half of the 20th century, the Japanese empire was at the peak of its power. Starting form 1910 up until 1945, the end WWII, Korea was being held by Japan as a colony. During this time, Japan and China entered The Second Sino-Japanese War that stared in 1937 and ended with Japanese surrender in 1945. These Japanese actions have had such an impactful effect on the people that it hurt, that films, such as Devils on the Door step and The Handmaiden, have even contemporary films express negative emotions to the long-lasting effects of the Japanese empire.

Read More
890 Words | 4 Pages

Weapons of World War I World War I, ‘The Great War.’ Over 60 million men fought in the war to end all wars, it ended nothing. The conditions and state the battlefields were left were indescribable, all because of the newly introduced weapons and weapon systems.

Read More
766 Words | 4 Pages

Baron Kentaro Kaneko, the Japanese minister of commerce and agriculture, stated, “Japan . . . occupies a small amount of land and has a large population, with little material out of which to manufacture, hence has to rely upon the material imported from other countries” (Document 37- DBQ 14). By industrializing, Japan was able to dominate in the sale of manufactured goods like textiles, to those areas abroad that it was closer to than the more powerful Western countries. The success in economics greatly advanced imperialism in nations with more money, trade, and raw

Read More
1520 Words | 7 Pages

The United States and Japan were also imperialist powers; however, neither was involved in colonizing Africa. Economical, political, and social causes were the roots of imperialism. Economical causes included materials and markets. Materials were a cause as countries wanted to depend on themselves for raw materials.

Read More
712 Words | 3 Pages

Elliot Guereca & Gustavo Sanchez 6th Period Japanese Imperialism in Korea “ Japan saw itself as having to protect Korea from foreign countries” During the 18th and early 19th century the world experienced new changes in world powers with imperialist countries and countries who experienced imperialism. One example of this would be Japanese imperialism in Korea during 1910-1945, a 35 year harsh change in Korea’s culture, impacting both countries in negative and positive ways in the years to come. Everything started during the Meiji period, a period where Japan saw change within its government creating a centralized bureaucracy.

Read More

More about Are The Main Economic Advantages And Costs Of Having Colonies Or Spheres Of Interest In Japan

Related Topics

Open Document