Japan invaded Manchuria.
They did this because Manchuria was poorly defended and had many resources.
It had living space for their surplus population and Manchuria had enough raw materials, food and other goods that would make Japan self-sufficient.
Well many things. Classical civilization had a primitive government with laws, most were river valley civilizations (<span>Mesopotamia/Sumer, and Harrappa/Mojeno-daro)</span>
Not that well. The British attempt to curb westward expansion was a failure - Americans kept on trying to expand and the British were getting tired of paying for defense costs.
