Control Faction (Tōseiha)
Who was the leader?
Ugaki Kazushige
Who was the leader?
Araki Sadao
After being an army minister, what role did Officer Araki Sadao have in Japanese society?
He was the Minister of Education, which allowed him to enforce ideals of militarism and nationalism throughout the Japanese education system.
What is a coups d’état?
An abrupt overturn of a government by a group like a military faction or even a dictator.
What were the main areas of conquest for Japan during this time as led by the factions?
Manchuria and Indo-China for their land and resources (ex: the oil of Indo-China).
What did they want to do with the government?
They wanted to reform it but not destroy it, thus seen not as radical or conservative as the Imperial Way faction.
What smaller faction was similar to this faction?
The Sakurakai faction (Cherry Blossom Society).
What were the main venues of pushing the factions' ideals, some being anti-communism, expansionism, and exceptionalism?
Propaganda, which includes propaganda in education systems.
What groups were so at odds that they caused this?
The Control faction and Imperial Way faction.
How was the League of Nations involved in Japan's international conquests?
The League of Nations did not do much against Japan due to a lack of actual power which was established by the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I.
What were its main pillars?
Anti-modernization (stop the westernization of Japanese society because they thought that it was the cause of their economic depression) and expansionist (to facilitate large population and militarism).
Why did they want to start a war with the Soviet Union?
To stop communism and socialism from spreading into Asia as it went against their conservative beliefs to have an imperial state.
Why was teaching the future generations through the education system so important for this?
This is due to it influencing youth and carry on the ideals through multiple generations, bringing up the future generational ideology.
What years did the main events of the coups d’état occur?
From 1931 to 1936.
What were the main justifications of these military factions to expand through military conquest?
To help improve Japan’s dwindling economy and gain supplies to support the growing military.
When did it rise to and hold power in Japan?
Primarily came to power during the 1920s and kept power through the 1930s, which was facilitated by a nation that needed strong leaders to get them out of the Great Depression.
What was the Shōwa Restoration and how did it connect to this group?
It was the conservative movement that wanted to restore all government power to the Emporer (Shōwa) which aligns with their wishes to abolish the current government and give it to the emporer.
What two main things did the propaganda within the education system of Japan promote?
Nationalism and hunger for invasion and war, which contributed to Japan's future participation in global conflicts.
How many Prime ministers served during a 9 year period during the coups d’état?
9 Prime Ministers
How might have the military factions led to Japan joining the Axis Powers?
The general conservatism and angst against the shortcomings of the relationships that Japan had with the European nations that they once had alliances with caused them to find alliances with Germany and Italy.