Changing Politics Quick Check

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Why did Japan decide it needed to industrialize?(1 point)
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Because Great Britain found success with labor unions, Japan wanted to industrialize to keep its workers happy and engaged.
Because Great Britain found success with labor unions, Japan wanted to industrialize to keep its workers happy and engaged.

Because Japan thought that industrializing countries of Western Europe and the U.S. would gain a lot of power, Japan felt it needed to industrialize also.
Because Japan thought that industrializing countries of Western Europe and the U.S. would gain a lot of power, Japan felt it needed to industrialize also.

Because a unified Germany was a political threat to Japan, the Japanese decided to industrialize to better prepare for war.
Because a unified Germany was a political threat to Japan, the Japanese decided to industrialize to better prepare for war.

Because Western Europe and the U.S. had unified countries, Japan thought industrialization would help it unify.

Answer 1

The correct response to why Japan decided it needed to industrialize is:

Because Japan thought that industrializing countries of Western Europe and the U.S. would gain a lot of power, Japan felt it needed to industrialize also.

This reflects Japan's realization that industrialization was essential to compete with the powerful Western nations and to avoid being colonized or dominated by them.