Generete economical disorders in Japan

Influence over the will of the Manchurian invasion

The great depression

Weaknesses of the empire democracy showed up
Not much support from the Japanese nationalistic
pride

Washington treaties Seek for peaceful agreements for China´s economic

development
1929 Assasinations against ministers took place

Maintain good relations with the USA

Western relationships 1920-Shideara Kijuro

Militarism influence over politics

Meiji emperor takes more power

Centralized army becomes more powerfull

Meiji Restoration
Some democratic reforms, but most power is in the
emperor

The Sino-Japanese war set the stage for

Political/Economical Situation
colonization through force

Began with the impact of the First Sino Japanese War

Japanese military forces would act independently in
The army was the primary means in wich Japan relation to the governments approval
Japanese expanded
Militarism in Japan would make the Meiji Restoration
expansionism lose its influence over the own military
For the control of Port Arthur in Korea, Navy
East Asia until
modernization was held with support from the British 1931
First Sino-Japanese War
empire.
Role of the army Japanese government wanted to use Kwantung
Army (Japanese Army in Manchuria) to disarm
Triple intervention: in which the Russian empire Zhang, however some Kwantung Army leaders
would take advantage and take control of the acted on their own and captured and assassinated
peninsula and the Ruso Japanese war would take Expansionism Zhang in 1928
place later.

Relationship with the west Lead to the Manchurian Crisis

It would be with Russia´s defeat that Japan would Second Sino Japanese war by 1937
get international recognition with other powers Japanese army independent moves on Manchuria
Worsened relations with the major western powers
WW1

Many fatalities in both sides

Russia had problems to supply it´s troops on Relevant events/actions Political instability in china was a leading facot for
account of them being in the other side. the army to create an opportunity to expand among
chinese territory
Ruso-Japanese War (1904-05)
Russian empire underestimated his opponent

Japan's warfare develop remarkable

victories that would lead to Japanese victory
in the war Minor acts Japan seized territories of Germany in China
Japan becomes a
member of the League
Help to develop a sense of nationalism among the of Nations The 21 demands in China; Called attention of the
military, but also of patriotism among japanese British empire and the US
citizens.
Support both sides of the war; Economy well
By defeating a world power, Japanese benefited because of exports.
militarism would develop a sense of
independence from the government
regarding their lust for expansionism. However, racist attitudes regarding other nations like
the US would position Japan as an inferior power

Tensions with the Japanes immigration to the Unites

States