Japan 1923-1937.

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Japan 1923-1937

Kanto Earthquake 1923 Disastrous Showed Japanese Vulnerability

End of Taisho Period 1925 – Universal Suffrage 3.3 Million – 12.5 Million Voters 1925 – Peace Preservation Law Aimed at Communists Discouraged Change 1926 – Taisho Emperor dies Succeeded by Hirohito

Rise of Ultra-Nationalism Pride Mass Education System 1929 Depression Exposed Japanese weakness Anti-Communist Violent 1930 - PM Hamaguchi

Japanese Expansion September 1931 - Mukden/Manchurian Incident Railway explosion Blamed on Chinese Insurgents Army took advantage and invaded Manchuria Set up Puppet-State Manchukuo 1932 - Withdrew from League of Nations

Increased Violence Ultra-Nationalist plots League of Blood Military Involvement Assassinations of prominent Zaibatsu/Politicians Mitsui PM Inukai Tsuyoshi Effectively ended Party Rule

Military Rule 1932 – 1936 Became overt in February 1936 PM Okada Assassination Attempt Nationalist Coup de tat Western outrage did little to change Japanese actions

The Rape of Nanking July 1937 – Marco-Polo Bridge incident Shots/Explosions heard Japanese used as pretext to attack Atrocities Followed Rape/Murder/Pillage Chemical weapons The Rape of Nanking is rarely acknowledged

A Japanese Officer poses with his civilian victims.

It is a horrible story to relate; I know not where to begin nor to end It is a horrible story to relate; I know not where to begin nor to end. Never have I heard or read of such brutality. Rape: We estimate at least 1,000 cases a night and many by day. In case of resistance or anything that seems like disapproval there is a bayonet stab or a bullet. —James McCallum, letter to his family, 19 December 1937

Bibliography www.wikipedia.org www.cartoonstock.com Fewster, Stuart & Gorton, Tony. “Japan: From Shogun to Superstate” Brooks Waterloo, Victoria,1988.

Questions What was one consequence of the Kanto Earthquake? What was the Peace Preservation Law? What was the Mukden/Manchurian Incident? Who did Ultra-Nationalists target for Assassination? What was the Marco-Polo Bridge Incident?