With war, every country is afraid. They're afraid of possibly being ambushed, becoming in dept, and many other reasons. So by remaining neutral they can sit back and not have to worry about being attacked by any country that's fighting. But that's not always the case now and days. Hope I answered your question correctly.
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The first major colony Japan acquired was Taiwan, a large island off the coast of China, in 1895. The Japanese navy and army defeated the Qing army in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and imposed a harsh peace treaty, the Treaty of Shimonoseki, in 1895. Among other demands, China had to cede Taiwan to the Japanese Empire. It was an early major step on the road of Japanese imperialism in Asia.
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They did not live up to Christ's teachings of love after they conquered the middle east.
