<span>Prior to World War II, Japan, had focused its imperialist desires on China.</span>
The Great Depression was a global economic crisis that may have been triggered by political decisions including war reparations post-World War I, protectionism such as the imposition of congressional tariffs on European goods or by speculation that caused the Stock Market Collapse of 1929
Britain didn't have enough settlements to enforce the claim.
The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
