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Japan invaded into korea in 1910, and then later to china in 1931
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economy grew because they started exporting to allied nations when world war 1 started
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In 1922 Japan signed an agreement to limit the size of their navy with the United States
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The great depression affected Japan by trade suffered as foreign buyers could no longer afford to purchase Japanese silks or other exports
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ultranationalist
Untranationalists are leading military officials and extreme nationalists. -
The Japanese nationalists thought renewed expansion would help the economic crisis by invading other countries rich with resources.
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Manchuria
Japan blew up japanese railroad tracks in manchuria and said the chinese did it. Claiming self defense, the army attacked chinese forces. -
Japn withdraws from the League because they were blamed for the invasion of manchuria.
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Japan starts to become totalitarianistic and suppresses most democratic freedoms.
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Tripartite Pact
In September 1940 Japn signed the Tripartite Pact, cementing the alliance with Germany and Italy
