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.
John W. Mackay and George Hearst had interests in owning mines in common.
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Davinia.
b- decreased opportunities for entrepreneurs
The Industrial Revolution in the US increased opportunities for entrepreneurs. With new technology, there were more opportunities for people to create new businesses. In addition with new businesses being created there were connected, tangent businesses growing was well. For example, when the light bulb was invented it gave others the opportunity to create light fixtures, street lights, and film projectors.
The hint's in the sentence :D Large amounts= Mass Production. Hope this helps!
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Lenin believed Stalin had "concentrated enormous power in his hands" and was not sure "he always knows how to use that power with sufficient caution"