1/25/11 1 Japan Builds an Empire Chapter 17, Section 3 Japanese Militarism • Japanese parliamentary democracy was weakened by the Depression. • The military was dissa8sfied with the results of arms control conferences like the Washington Naval Conference of 1922. • Na8onalists backed by the military began to demand a return to tradi8onal ways and the abandonment of western culture. The Manchurian Incident • The Japanese home islands lacked room and resources for its growing popula8on ‐ Manchuria had both. – In March 1931, the Japanese army claimed that Chinese forces had tried to blow up a Japanese controlled railway line. – The Japanese Army conquers Manchuria and sets up a puppet government. – The successful conquest of Manchuria increased the pres8ge of the Army in Japanese society and its power over the government. War Against China • In 1937, Japan resumed its aLack on China. – The Japanese army conquered much of northeastern China. – The Rape of Nanjing results in the death of at least 100,000 civilians at the hands of the Japanese army. The Greater East Asia Co‐Prosperity Sphere • Similar to Hitler’s “lebensraum,” – it staked out an area from Manchuria in the north to the Dutch East Indies in the south that would be led by Japan. • Japan announced it would liberate Asia from European colonizers. • In reality, Japan wanted access to the area to be able to exploit its natural resources. From IsolaAonism to War Chapter 17, Sec8on 4
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