Japanese Invasion Of Manchuria 👀✨

Question 1

What was Japan like before the Great Depression

Answer 1

It had a strong industry exporting goods to USA and China it had a powerful army and navy and army leaders .

Question 2

Explain the events leading to Japanese invasion

Answer 2

The Japanese economy has now become devastating and they though the solution to all their problems was to build up a Japanese empire t force
In 1941 an incident happened in Manchuria gave Japanese an opportunity.

Question 3

What did Japan say China had done and what did they do about it

Answer 3

They claimed that Chinese soldiers had sabotaged the railway and in relation they overran Manchuria and set up a popper government in Manchuria

Question 4

Why was Manchuria important

Answer 4

It was rich in resources such as food and raw materials and was also a market for Japanese exports and land for large population

Question 5

What did China do about the invasion

Answer 5

China appealed to the league for hell but Japanese said it was invading an aggressor

Question 6

Why couldn’t the league help China

Answer 6

• None of the European powers wanted to reduce trade with the Far East especially since USA could’ve taken over lost business
• The alternative of military sanctions was even less appealing as this would have involved European-powers sending naval task force to the other side of the world with very certain prospects of success
• both Britain and France losses colonies in the Far East including Hong Kong and Singapore and feared sanctions might provoke a Japanese attack
• they took long to produce Lytton report
• lack of will from the league