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Between the Wars (Japan)

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    Betwen the Wars

  • 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

  • Japan withdraws from Washington Naval Treaty

  • 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