Do-Now Please take a few moments to use each of the following terms in a sentence which demonstrates its meaning: Manchurian Incident Puppet State Greater.

Do-NowDo-Now Please take a few moments to use each

of the following terms in a sentence which demonstrates its meaning:

Manchurian Incident Puppet State Greater East Asia Co-

Prosperity Sphere

Monday, March 23rd

AgendaDo nowNotes on japan builds an empire

HomeworkTest revisions dueChapter 23 packet due

The Road to World War II

24.3 - Japan Builds an empire

Growing Military Power WWI

Japan joins the allies Minor role in WWI Conquered German Pacific posessions

Improved economy

After WWI Japan uses 2-party parliamentary government

Greatly increases # of Japanese who can vote

Steps toward international peace Slowed territorial expansion Helped found the League of Nations Signed the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact to condemn war,

promote diplomacy

Democracy in Crisis Recessions rocked Japanese economy in 1920’s

Conditions grew worse in 1930 with the G.D. Japan’s economy was reliant on international trade High tariffs elsewhere severely damaged J. econ.

Democracy in Crisis (continued) Industrial decline

strikes, layoffs, political discontent Many Japanese blamed the democratic system of

government Believed gov’t reacted too slowly, did too little Also evidence of corruption in Japanese gov’t

Rise of Nationalism Japanese Military V. Government

Dissatisfied with limits on the Japanese Navy & Army Angry at prevention of Japanese challenge at Manchuria

Radical Nationalist groups rise in rebellion Perceive gov’t weaknesses Demand a return to tradition, end to multi-party system Demand an end to Western ways & powerful business in

Japan Radicals assassinate business and political leaders

Japanese troops entering Manchuria in the wake of the

so-called Mukden Incident during the Sino-Japanese War. After a bomb of unknown origin damaged the Japanese railway

near Shenyang (Mukden), the Japanese Kwantung army

guarding the railway used the incident as a pretext to occupy

south Manchuria and eventually to set up a puppet

government.

The Manchurian Incident

1900’s population Explosion in Japan 1930 neared 65million Growing by ~1million per year Japan lacked resources to support its population

Land/space for growth and agriculture Markets and raw materials to power the economy

The Manchurian Incident Manchuria appears a solution

Iron ore and coal stores Vast undeveloped land Japanese Army stationed there

Army takes action without gov’t approval Capture cities in Southern Manchuria Chinese Army retreats by sea Japanese civilian gov’t shocked and powerless to stop its

army

Puppet State of Manchukuo Manchuria is declared the independent state of

Manchukuo Installs a new leader with Japanese advisors Japan sends over 1 million farmers, businessmen,

soldiers in hopes of securing the new colony International reaction

GB & U.S. protest violation of Kellogg-Briand Pact do not act, empty threats

League of Nations orders Japan to end its occupation Japan withdraws from the league

An end to Japan’s Multi-party Government 1932 naval officers assassinate the prime minister

1936 more high gov’t officials killed

Parliamentary system in danger Civilian governors fear for their lives Military gains influence, unchecked in power

War against China

1937 scuffle in Beijing turns into full-scale war Japanese fire power overtakes Chinese

manpower Japanese occupy Beijing and Tiajinin Threaten northern China

Rape of Nanjing Japanese soldiers brutalize or kill more than 100,000 mainly civilians, including women & children

Nationalist Soldiers marching during the second Sino-Japanese War

Roosevelt’s Response

“The epidemic of lawlessness is spreading”

Condemns Japan’s actions calls for a quarantine to protect peaceful nations

Congress passes a series of Neutrality Acts Prevent US involvement abroad

International Response Soviet Union also condemns Japan

Sends arms, military advisors, war planes to China

Britain sends supplies in to back China Transported over Burma Road

China’s reaction Former enemy leaders of China unite to fight Japan

Japan’s expansion plan

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere Needed natural resources like oil and rubber to carry on

war with China Announced wish to claim all lands from Manchuria south

along the coast to the Dutch East Indies

In expansion, Japan resembles Germany Overtaking resources from surrounding lands to fuel

Nationalism

Japanese– German– Italian Alliance

September 1940 Tripartite Pact Japan moves troops to Northern French

Indochina With the reluctant permission of Vichy France

Japan as a World Threat Signs non-aggression pact with Soviets Poised to overtake Dutch East Indies

Netherlands had fallen to Germany before

Writing What does Japan’s rise to power indicate

about how economic conditions affect foreign policy? Use examples.