| LC control no. | sh 85057022 |
|---|---|
| Geographic heading | Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere |
| Variant(s) | Asia Co-prosperity Sphere Dai Tōa Kyōeiken East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere Greater East Asia Coprosperity Sphere |
| See also | East Asia--Economic conditions Japan--Territorial expansion |
| Found in | Kodansha encyc. of Japan: v. 3, p. 61 (Greater East Asia Coprosperity Sphere; variant: Dai Tōa Kyōeiken, part of the Japanese expansionist movement begun in 1940 to gain control of the resource-rich and strategically important European colonial possessions in Southeast Asia. It was later extended to include the mandated islands of the Pacific.) |
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