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Origins of Japanese militarism
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Militarism events
Militarism events part II
Political weaknesses of China
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In 1889 the Meiji Emperor gave the Japanese people a constitution and it did these two things

  • Made the emperor the head of state and declared him a divine individual

  • Established a parliament known as the Diet

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  • A belief in which a person or state’s nationality is considered superior to that of all others, usually involves racist and discriminatory beliefs against other nations.

What is ultranationalism

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First Sino Japanese conflict occurred in this year.

1894

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The second Sino Japanese conflict began at this bridge and in this year

Marco Polo, 1937

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After CHina was united in the Northern expedition, the nationalists, led by this man turned on this group in attempt to eliminate them.

Chiang Kai Shek, the CCP

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These two groups had direct access to the emperor and did not have to go through the Diet to enact policy.

The privy council and the military

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  • Emperor of Japan between 1867-1912 whose modernizing reforms were instituted

Who was the Meiji emperor

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In 1905, the Japanese expanded its empire to include Port Arthur and the South Manchurian Railway after they defeated this country.

Russia

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Japan sought allies as it expaned and signed the anti comintern pact with these two countries.

Italy, Germany

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Name of the movement in which almost a quarter of a million communists were eliminated from China

Purification movement

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Three reasons about Japan's "noteworthy" history that contributed to their ultranationalist belief they had a special mission to lead Asia. 

  • It had an emperor who was believed to be descended from the sun goddess

    • It had not been conquered by European powers or the USA

      • Only non-European state to defeat a European (Russo-Japanese)

        • The people shared a common culture and history

          • Major industrial power by 1920 

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Term that means the ability to vote.

What is suffrage

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After WWI Japan was rewarded with what territories?

Germany colonies in the Pacific
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In 1940 Japan extended its conquest beyond China and occupied the North of this region

French Indochina
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Acronym or name of the party led by Chiang Kai Shek

GMD, KMT or Nationalists

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Two ways the education system was reformed and that led to ultranationalism

  • Emphasize importance of Family, community, tradition

  • The emperor as divine and central to the constitution

  • Military drills become a part of the curriculum

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  • When a country uses military methods, forces to gain power and achieve its goals

What is militarism

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Manchuria was conquered by the Japanese in 1931 in an incident known as ....Eventually, the Japanese established the state of...

Mukden, Manchukuo

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Two ways the USA responded to Japan when it took over all of French Indochina

Oil Ban

Money to China

Freeze assets

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This European intervention after the First Sino Japanese war hastened Japanese desires to prove their ability to compete with the European powers.

The tripartite intervention

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The GMD was led by this man. AND the GMD tried to eliminate this group from China.

Chiang Kai Shek and the CCP

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Three reasons why Japan invaded Manchuria

Protect from Communism

Natural Resources

Markets

Living space


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December 7th, 1941 Japan attacked the USA at this Pacific base.

Pearl Harbor