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Japan gains territory
SourceAfter the Treaty of Versialles was signed in 1919, Japan gained land from Germany in the Pacific. Germany's holdings in the Pacific were divided between Japan, New Zealand and Australia. -
Prices of goods collapse and causes economic uncertainty.
SourceIn 1918, Japanese businesses experienced a minor setback, but nothing too drastic. In 1920, though, the price of cotton yarn fell by 60%, silk fell by 70%, and the stock market index plunged 55%. This caused for a very scary and uncertain outlook on the Japanese economy. -
Five Power Naval Disarmament Treaty is signed
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The Five-Power treaty was signed by the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy. It called for each of the countries to maintain a specific set of warships that allowed the United States and Britain 500,000 tons, Japan 300,000 tons and France and Italy each 175,000 tons. -
Earthquake strikes Tōkyō, Yokohama with over 106,000 people dead
SourceA 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation of Japan on September 1st, 1923. This tradgety struck more than just the tangible objects in Tokyo, Japan, but it also crushed the dreams of the innovators that were present. Over 106,000 people perished on this day, deeming it one of the nation's greatest natural disasters. -
General Motors shares almost 90% of the Japanese market
SourceGeneral Motors, also commonly referd to as GM, came into Japan in 1926. General Motors was the dominant player in the entire Asia-Pacific region up until World War II. Vehicle assembly operations were established in Japan in 1926. Most of the cars that the Japanese drove were most likely to be from General Motors. -
Emperor Taisho dies
SourceThe emperor Taishō had been sickly as a child and played almost no political role. He became mentally deranged in his later years, and his son, Crown Prince Hirohito, was appointed prince regent in 1921. -
The Tsinan Incident
SourceOn May 3rd, 1928, an armed conflict between the Japanese Army and the Northern Chinese warlords rose against the Kuomintang's southern army in Jinan, the capital of Shandong in 1928. 6,123 people were killed for the Chinese, and 14 people were killed for Japan with about 126 people wounded. -
Hamaguchi Osachi becomes prime minister
SourceIn order to combat rising inflation, Hamaguchi returned Japan to thier gold standard and promoted mechanization and rationalization of industry. Although he took power in 1929, many did not like his policies which led him to his assasination attempt in 1929. Two years later he died of compliations from the gun shot wound. -
Japan takes Manchuria
SourceOn September 19, 1931, the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately.The Japanese established an area called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. The Japanese invaded Manchuko immediatly after the Munkden Incident. The Mukden Incident, or Manchurian Incident, was a staged event engineered by Japanese military personnel forshadowing the Japanese invasion in 1931. -
The liberal Minseito wins 205 seats out of 296 candidates and the conservative Seiyukai wins only 174 seats out of 336 candidates
SourceMinseito attempted to improve Japan’s relations with the West and to lessen military control over the government. Minseito was controlled by politicians willing to deal with government bureaucrats and with business interests to gain funds. The party eventually won 205/296 seats.
