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CH. 31.4 “Aggressors Invade Nations”

CH. 31.4 “Aggressors Invade Nations”. Japan Post-WWI. Only Japan & U.S.A emerged from WWI financially stable General prosperity allows Japan to become more democratic. Sign Kellogg-Briand Pact in 1928 Parliament had little control over the military. They answered directly to the Emperor.

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CH. 31.4 “Aggressors Invade Nations”

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  1. CH. 31.4 “Aggressors Invade Nations”

  2. Japan Post-WWI • Only Japan & U.S.A emerged from WWI financially stable • General prosperity allows Japan to become more democratic. • Sign Kellogg-Briand Pact in 1928 • Parliament had little control over the military. They answered directly to the Emperor.

  3. Japan Militarizes • Same old story • Right Wing Nationalists and Militarists gain control of government • Goal: Return to tradition ofmilitary rule in Japan • Emperor Hirohito is established as head of state.

  4. Japanese Aggression • Japanese militarists were extreme nationalists • Wanted more room for farmland, raw materials, and markets for Japanese goods • Invade Manchuria in 1931 • League of Nations objects, and Japan withdraws in 1933 • War w/China. Capture the Chinese capital of Nanjing in 1937.

  5. European Aggression • Hitler & Mussolini encouraged by Japan defying L.O.N • Mussolini invades Ethiopia. • L.O.S. condemns Italy, but does nothing. G.B. allows Italy to use the Suez canal to transport Troops and weapons.

  6. European Aggression • Hitler ignores Treaty of Versailles and rebuilds the German Army. • 1936--German troops enter the Rhineland (Appeasement) • Japan, Germany, & Italy form an alliance, and come to be called the Axis Powers (1936)

  7. Increased German Aggression & the Democratic Reaction • 1938--Hitler annexes Austria despite Treaty of Versailles • 1938—Hitler demands the Sudetenland be given to Germany • Munich Conference: Meeting between Germany, France, G.B., and Italy. Hitler agrees to stop expanding if he’s given the Sudetenland.

  8. Axis Aggression Continues • Hitler takes Czechoslovakia, Mussolini takes Albania. Hitler demands Poland give Germany the port of Danzig. • G.B. and France ask Russia for help, but Stalin and Hitler sign a non-aggression pact • U.S. decides to remain Isolationist

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