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What territories did japans imperial power acquire in order to build up an empire during the 19th century?

how did japan go about taking over these territories?

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User Yan Zhou
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Step-by-step explanation:

They conquered Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, etc. They had strong military power. Imperial Japan became the only non-Western world power and a major force in East Asia in about 25 years thanks to industrialization and economic development.

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