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Betwen the Wars
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Treaty of Versailles
Ended WW1, major cause of WW2
Treaty of VersaillesEnded WW1, however major cause of WW2. -
Massive earthquake shakes Japan
The Great Japan Earthquake greatest natural disaster in modern japanese history -
Emporer Taisho dies
Emporer Taisho123rd ruler of Japan -
Tanaka Giichi becomes Prime Minister
GiichiJapanese samurai -
Severe government crackdown
march 15crackdown on socialist and communists in japan -
Hirohito (Emporer Showa) becomes Emporer
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Great Depression
Great DepressionLongest and eepest econmic collapse -
Sino-Japanese War begins
sino-japanese warmilitary conflict between china and japan -
Japan bombs Shanghai
japan boms shanghaiAfter attacks on japanese monks in shanghai, japan bombe shanghai -
Japan withdraws from the League of Nations
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Japan withdraws from Washington Naval Treaty
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Japan signs its first pact with Germany
Tripartite Japan forms alliance with nazi germany -
Battle of Lugou Bridge
Lugou Bridge battle being japan and china -
Battle of Taierzhuang
Taierzhuangpart of sino-japanese war, china's first victory -
Japanese naval forces attacked Pearl Harbor
Pearl HarborJapan air force attacked US naval base