30 - Imperial Japan pt. 1 - Korea and the Dark Ocean Society
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The Five Drivers of Capitalist Imperialism
By the early twentieth century, japan's food production was no longer self sufficient. As industrial expansion pretty much requires countries to push and become export oriented, there was growing pressure to acquire foreign territory in order to sell those goods. This is explicitly what cecil rhodes told the british ruling class. If you want to avoid social revolution, you must become imperialists. Stephen gowans gives us five drivers of capitalist imperialism. The first is the need for raw materials. Second, the need for markets. Third, theNeed for investment opportunities. Fourth, the need to protect supply and shipping routes. Fifth, the needfor outlets for surplus and settler populations.
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