They could now ship things to ports nearby faster and easier than before.
Oil, metal, and rubber. Japan as a country could not produce these resources. In fact Japan has no natural resources except for some wood, and fish.
Japan wanted to be the leader in Asia, and everybody bow to them.
If you would increase the number of troops to join the union, the Emancipation Proclamation would distract the Union from slavery.
Answer: All of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western Iran)
Explanation:
Sargon, by name Sargon of Akkad, (flourished 23rd century BCE), ancient Mesopotamian ruler (reigned c. 2334–2279 BCE) who was one of the earliest of the world's great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia.
