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THE RISE OF TOTALITARIAN STATES. JAPAN. JAPANESE MILITARISM- Hirohito 1926-1989. A military dictatorship took control of the Japanese government, with the guarantee that they could solve the problems plaguing the Japanese economy. MILITARISTIC JAPAN. 1920’S- Japan was a democracy.
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JAPANESE MILITARISM- Hirohito 1926-1989 A military dictatorship took control of the Japanese government, with the guarantee that they could solve the problems plaguing the Japanese economy.
MILITARISTIC JAPAN • 1920’S- Japan was a democracy. • They feared the influence of European powers in Asia. • They believed in a pan-Asiatic movement. • Their economy was stagnant and resources had become scarce and expensive. • Western nations began protectionist trade practices to defend their own economies.
MILITARISTIC JAPAN How will Japan remedy this situation? • They will build an empire for themselves. • Resources and raw materials exist in nearby Manchuria, China. • Although the democratic government recommended against such action, the military attacked Manchuria. • The democracy now fell under the control of the military.
EMPEROR MILITARISTIC JAPAN: TITLE
SAMURAI/SHOGUN-The title for a military commander in ancient Japan MILITARISTIC JAPAN: HISTORICAL LINK
THE RISING SUN MILITARISTIC JAPAN: SYMBOL