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1915-17 elections
1915-The doshikai won the 1915 election by imitating the Seiyukai's political tactics and holding power for two years. 1917- the Seiyukai regained power in 1917 by offering support and promising the rural areas improvements -
Rice riots
1918- following the Rice riots, Takeshi Hara became Prime minister and was known as the first "commoner" to hold the position. -
Workers rights
1920- The Seiyukai governments rejection of workers and unions rights and an unsuccessful push for universal voting rights causes mass confusion and destabilisation on the topic of conventional politics -
Seiyukai voted out
social Dissatisfaction lead to the Seiyukai party being voted out and the Kenseikai being voted into power -
Universal male suffrage
Under the Kato-Kenseikai government in 1925 there is an introduction of the "Universal male suffrage -
Military funding cut
The Kenseikai government cut the Military funding by 42% -
Minseito party
1929- the Minseito party took power from the Kenseikai party