International Conflict 1 - Manchurian crisis Flashcards
When did the Mukden incident occur
18 September 1931
Who was sent from the LoN to investigate?
Lord Lytton
Why did the LoN not want to interfere?
Japan was a powerful country, Japan was too far away from the LoN headquarters.
Why would economic sanctions not work on Japan?
Their main trade partners were the USA who were not part of the LoN
When did Lord Lytton arrive in Manchuria?
April 1932
Why did it take him a long time?
He travelled to China by boat.
When was the Lytton report published?
October 1932
What did the Lytton Report say/do?
It condemned Japan and said the China were innocent.
What did Japan do in return?
They left the LoN in 1933
What effect did it have on people’s opinions of the LoN?
The long-term damage was limited and people did not think of it as a “fatal blow”
