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


B

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