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Japanese aggression. What does aggression mean?. Japan’s aggression. Japan had the strongest military power in Asia – during the 1920s, Japan’s military leaders began to take over the country. They used terrorism and violence to gain power.
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Japanese aggression What does aggression mean?
Japan’s aggression • Japan had the strongest military power in Asia – during the 1920s, Japan’s military leaders began to take over the country. • They used terrorism and violence to gain power.
By 1937, military leaders had total control of the government • They set up a military dictatorship to rule the country • Hirohito was emperor of Japan
Japan invades • In 1931, Japanese troops invaded northern China and seized Manchuria, which belonged to China. • The League of Nations protested the invasion of China, but it did nothing to stop Japan
Invasion to lead to WORLD war • Italy invaded Ethiopia, Albania • Germany invaded Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium • Germany also began bombing British cities • Japan invaded northern China
Axis Powers • Countries joined in alliance – a group of countries all working together • The countries that made the Axis Powers had been building aggressive military power for years • Made up: Japan, Italy, Germany • Discussion = why do you think countries make alliances in wartime?
Axis Powers • Japan = Hirohito • Italy = Mussolini • Germany = Hitler
Allied Powers Great Britain = Churchill Soviet Union = Stalin USA = Roosevelt/Truman