1. Japanese Imperialism

2. Review & Preview
European countries industrialized in late 1700’s –early 1800s
What natural resources did they need to support industrialization?

3. What did European countries do starting in the mid-1800’s to acquire more natural resources?

4. Review & Preview Late 1800’s: Japan enters period of industrialization
The islands of Japan didn’t have the needed raw materials to industrialize. What do you predict Japan will do to support industrialization?

5. Japanese Industrialization
Meiji Restoration ( )
Era of major political, economic, and social change in Japan that brought about the modernization and Westernization of the country.
Japan modeled Western systems
Western constitution and government
Merchants were respected
National military and service
Public education
industrialization

6. Japanese Industrialization
Cities grew
Larger landowners owned more land
# poor tenants increased

7. Japanese Industrialization
Japan lacked raw materials so they traded
1929: Depression
Foreign governments had no $$ to trade

8. Japanese Imperialism
In your notes, write the following question (leave a couple lines to write your:
What territories did Japan acquire between ?
Describe Japan in the 1920’s before the Great Depression.
What was the Manchurian Incident? Why did it happen?
What were the effects of the MI for the Chinese? The Japanese?

9. Nanking Massacre (Rape of Nanking)
When: December, 1937-January, 1938
Where: Nanking, China
Who: Japanese soldiers vs. Chinese soldiers and civilians
Estimated Chinese killed: 100, ,000
Estimated Chinese women and girls raped: 20,000