Why did industrialization start japan on an imperialist course? a. the japanese military encouraged continued foreign expansion. b. japan needed more workers and funding for rapid industrialization. c. japan needed access to natural resources, enabling japan to build an empire. d. powerful zaibatsus gained foreign technology through imperialist conquests.

The correct answer is C .: Japan needed access to natural resources,enabling  Japan to build an empire.  Industrialization helped Japan to grow and develop. As the industry grew, Japan was modernizing at great speed. This led Japan to try to build an empire. The rapid industrialization and militarization of Japan caused it to emerge as a world power and to establish a colonial empire. The Japanese military force defended the empire and prosperity by obtaining the natural resources that the Japanese islands did not have.

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