The 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere' was a concept used by which nation to justify its imperial expansion?
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Correct answer: Japan
Japan marketed this concept as a way to liberate Asian nations from Western colonialism. In reality, it was a framework for Japanese hegemony and the extraction of resources from occupied territories.
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