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In 1938 the Japanese military pro-claimed a 'New Order in East Asia' called a
Co-Prosperity Sphere in which Japan, as the center of an industrial bloc
comprising Korea, Manchuria and N' China
(Inner Ring), would draw from the
rich colonies of Southeast Asia (Region of Supplies) the raw materials it needed, while
inspiring them to friendship and alliance by destruction of their
previous imperialistic masters. The entire area would be protected by a Region of Defense. Map: East Asia
But, in practice, "East Asia for
the Asiatics" - Japan's slogan - turned |
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