Japanese → unable to effectively leverage empire they had expanded from 1931-1941
- Japanese empire → very spread out
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Many areas → rail, road → communications were poor
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Difficult to deliver raw materials and workers → to places they were needed
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also meant → large quantities of raw materials + finished goods → had to be delivered by sea.
- more challenging than Europe’s situation
- Germany could transport materials from its empire by rail or road.
- more challenging than Europe’s situation