Over time, the geographical distribution of trade between the United States and its main Asian partners changed. In the 1970s, Japan dominated trade between Asia and the United States. With minor changes, the same pattern remained up to the early 1990s (see Figure 4). B. The emergence of “Factory Asia”: When supply meets demand
Assuming this is the same question you posted before, the better historical argument deals with the idea that World War II began in part from the failure of the Treaty of Versailles.
