Your friend asks you why during its imperial period, Japan so actively sought to claim foreign lands. What would your answer most likely be?

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  Japanese people wanted to expand their colonial empire that’s why they sought to conquer foreign lands, to rule and control other geographic locations and build a major advantage for them. They wanted to influence a lot of foreign lands with their culture and traditions because they have this belief that Japan is the supreme power of all the lands. 

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  Answer:

  Japan had few natural resources and needed to get them from elsewhere.

  Explanation:

  Among the other choices, this is the statement that most likely explains why Japan so actively sought to claim foreign lands during its imperial period.