Between the Wars (Japan)

Betwen the Wars

Period: Nov 11, 1918 to Dec 7, 1941

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Ended WW1, major cause of WW2
Treaty of VersaillesEnded WW1, however major cause of WW2.

Massive earthquake shakes Japan

Sep 1, 1923

The Great Japan Earthquake greatest natural disaster in modern japanese history

Emporer Taisho dies

Dec 25, 1926

Emporer Taisho123rd ruler of Japan

Tanaka Giichi becomes Prime Minister

Apr 20, 1927

GiichiJapanese samurai

Severe government crackdown

Mar 15, 1928

march 15crackdown on socialist and communists in japan

Hirohito (Emporer Showa) becomes Emporer

Nov 10, 1928

Hirohito

Great Depression

Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Jan 1, 1939

Great DepressionLongest and eepest econmic collapse

Sino-Japanese War begins

Sep 18, 1931

sino-japanese warmilitary conflict between china and japan

Japan bombs Shanghai

Jan 29, 1932

japan boms shanghaiAfter attacks on japanese monks in shanghai, japan bombe shanghai

Japan withdraws from the League of Nations

Mar 27, 1933

Japan League of Nations

Japan withdraws from Washington Naval Treaty

Dec 29, 1934

Washinton Naval Treaty

Japan signs its first pact with Germany

Nov 25, 1936

Tripartite Japan forms alliance with nazi germany

Battle of Lugou Bridge

Jun 7, 1937

Lugou Bridge battle being japan and china

Battle of Taierzhuang

Mar 24, 1938

Taierzhuangpart of sino-japanese war, china's first victory

Japanese naval forces attacked Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl HarborJapan air force attacked US naval base