Japanese economic crisis Flashcards
The global economic crisis which started in ______ following the __________ in the USA called into question the whole international economic order.
1929
Wall Street Crash
Japan was ________ on the __________ and it’s ________ fell drastically as countries put up______ to protect their own industries.
dependent
world trade
exports
tariffs
Duties on japanese goods rose by…
200%
The worst hit industry was …
silk industry
By _____, the price of silk had fallen to less than _____ of what it had been in _____.
1932
one-fifth
1923
________ we’re hit particularly badly since since over ____ of them relied on silk production.
Farmers
half
The result was desperate ______ as _______ rose to _______
poverty
unemployment
3 million
This crisis made ______ become even more important to japan’s _______.
Manchuria
Interests
Japan had gained control of _________, as well as control of ______ and ________, when it defeated _________ in the ____________ in ____.
Port Arthur railway mineral rights Russia Russo-Japanese War 1904-05
