1. Nationalism and Revolution Around the World
Section 5: Conflicting Forces in Japan
Nationalism and Revolution Around the World

2. Japan on the Rise in the 1920s
Through policies of democratization and limited foreign expansion, along with the enjoyed peace and economic well-being, Japan’s economy grew until an earthquake hit Tokyo in 1923 and government corruption led to protests.

3. The November Revolution Brings the Bolsheviks to Power
When the Great Depression hit in 1929, Japanese exports fell and its people suffered.
Ultranationalists seized the moment to demand renewed expansion.
In 1931, Japanese army officers provoked an incident that led to the invasion of Manchuria.
Japan withdrew from the League of Nations when this act was condemned.

4. Militarists in Power
To alleviate a struggle with ultranationalists, the Japanese government suppressed most democratic freedoms and built a cult around Emperor Hirohito.
The goal of the conquest of China was renewed.
During World War II, Japan allied with Germany and Italy and spread the war into the Pacific region.

5. Kobe, Japan in the 1880s

7. Japanese Military Build-Up, 1929-1941