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I think the Egyptians are pretty basic to research or the greeks.
I’m pretty sure it was Maryland. Hope that helps
It would be "China" that is currently privatizing by transferring ownership from the public sector to the private sector, since although China remains a communist country, it understands well the benefits of a certain amount of capitalism.
The correct answer is - oil.
The Japanese Empire, under the rule of Emperor Hirohito, in order to manage to continue with the expansion and gain new territories, needed much more oil than what its supplies where.
The need for oil meant that Japan will attack the places in the region where there are solid amounts of oil reserves, and they did. They attacked and conquered parts of Southeast Asia, and got hold onto the large oil reserves that they desperately needed for their military machinery.