Between The Wars

By dylanbaber
  • Period: to

    Between The Wars

  • Treaty of versailles

    Treaty of VersaillesEnded WWI however major cause of WWII

  • Assassination of The Prime Minister

    Hara was assassinated by a disenchanted railroad worker in 1921.

  • Nine Power Treaty

    The goal of the Nine Power Treaty was signed by Belgium, China, the Netherlands, and Portugal, along with the original five powers and it was the prevention of war in the Pacific.

  • Bitish End Alliance With Japan

    British Empire ends 21-year alliance with Japan, signalling Western and US apprehension of Japan's growing power in East Asia.

  • Nationalism Begins As Economic Depression Hits

    Extreme nationalism begins to take hold in Japan as world economic depression hits. The emphasis is on a preservation of traditional Japanese values, and a rejection of "Western" influence.

  • Communist Party Forced Underground

    The summer of 1929, the party leadership had been virtually Political Leadership: During the 1910s and 1920s, Japan progressed towards democracy movements known as 'Taishō Democracy' During the Depression Japan also
    became very Militarized In the 1930s.

  • The Great Depression

    The stock-market crash descimating most of the world's economy. America began to request all of their stocks back and restrict their foreign policy effecting global trade and the world economy.

  • Assassination of Prime Minister Hamaguchi Osachi

    http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/japanese.html

  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/IntJapan.htmlIn 1928 Japan joined fourteen other nations in signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which denounced "recourse to war for the solution of international controversies." Thus, when Japan invaded Manchuria only three years later, its pretext was the defense of its nationals and economic interests there. The London Naval Conference in 1930 came at a time of economic recession in Japan, and the Japanese government was amenable to further, cost-saving naval reducti

  • Major Conflict

    In November 1936, the Anti-Comintern Pact, an agreement to exchange information and collaborate in preventing communist activities, was signed by Japan and Germany (Italy joined a year later). War was launched against China after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of July 7, 1937, in which an allegedly unplanned clash took place near Beiping between Chinese and Japanese troops and quickly escalated into full-scale warfare.

  • Soviet Neutrality Pact

    http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/IntJapan.html The U.S's efforts for peace were in vain, because Japan was conspiring against them during the peace talks. Japan was desperate and was in need of anything that could help gain a better economy and a better moral for its people. However warfare probably wasnt the best course of action.