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Japan Builds an Empire

Japan Builds an Empire. Section 3. By the eve of WWI ________had developed into the strongest nation in East Asia and one of the most powerful nations. The _______was a symbol of Imperial Japan. Appropriate because _____was extending its military and economic reach across Asia and the Pacific.

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Japan Builds an Empire

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  1. Japan Builds an Empire Section 3

  2. By the eve of WWI ________had developed into the strongest nation in East Asia and one of the most powerful nations. • The _______was a symbol of Imperial Japan. • Appropriate because _____was extending its military and economic reach across Asia and the Pacific

  3. Democracy in Crisis • In the early 1920s, a series of _____rocked Japans economy. • The resulting industrial decline led to ______.

  4. Rise of Nationalism • Japan was a democracy at this time period • _______demanded an end to democracy and “Westernization” • They committed ________in hope the military would take over the govt. (much of the military were radicals)

  5. Manchurian Incident • Manchuria was a state with many _______. • Japan’s population was _____so fast it lacked the ________needed to feed its people • Saw the acquisition of ________as a solution to the problems, for its _________and large amount of undeveloped land.

  6. Manchurian Incident cont. • Claimed that ______soldiers had tried to blow up a railway line, took matters in their own hands by capturing several ________cities • Took over the country even after Chinese troops had withdrawn. • This showed the military’s power of the govt. • _______would send more than a million of its citizens to Manchuria to set up a _________(independent country under the control of a neighbor) of Japan

  7. War Against China • July 1937 Japan resumes invasion of _______ • They would control _______within one month • Killed at least 100,000 civilians, women, and children in Nanjing

  8. Japans 1937 invasion of China a Success! • Initially successful • Superior ________and tactics of the _________consistently beat the Chinese. • Chinese received aid from the ______and ___________. • The ______communists led a ________campaign against the Japanese, whose offensive lost momentum. • The conflict settled down to a stalemate. • Describe a stalemate.

  9. Looking Beyond China • The start of the war in Europe distracted European powers from the defense of their colonies in East Asia. • Japan’s ___________announced a _______________to be led by the Japanese. • Japan allied itself with _______and _________through the Tripartite Pact . • Japanese troops would then move north into French Indochina (Vietnam) • 1941 Japan signs neutrality pact with the ___________.

  10. Questions • How successful was Japan’s 1937 invasion of China? • Who among the Japanese was responsible for the conquest of Manchuria? How was this invasion different from Germany’s invasion of Poland? • Why was Japan unable to win the war in China?

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