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.
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I would say the last one because it authorized the president to take measures to promote peace and security in Asia
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It helped Europeans in spreading the Christianity outside Europe.
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Although Inquisition had its roots in the 12th Century, it started spreading even in the New World in the second half of the 16th Century.
Because Protestants also started spreading their beliefs in that region in 1570 Inquisition was established in Mexico, which lead to the death of many Protestants. Similar things were happening in Peru and other regions of Latin America.
