Manchurian Crisis

Question 1

What was Japan’s excuse for invading Chinese Manchuria?

Answer 1

The Chinese had sabotaged the Japanese railway in Mukden

Question 2

Were the Japanese successful ?

Answer 2

Yes

They renamed Manchuria..
…Manchukuo

Question 3

What did the league do to help China after it appealed for help?

Answer 3

It sent the Lytton commission to investigate

Question 4

What were the problems with the Lytton commission?

Answer 4

It took over a year to to investigate, by then Manchuria was fully occupied

Question 5

What did the league do after the failure of the Lytton commission?

Answer 5

It condemned the actions of Japan and wanted Japan to leave Manchuria

Question 6

What were Japan’s responses?

Answer 6

They didn’t want to leave but instead wanted to invade further into China

They vetoed decisions made by the league

Left the league in March 1933

Question 7

Why was this such a failure for the league?

Answer 7

With the absence of the USA and USSR economic and military sanctions couldn’t be applied

It encouraged later aggression of Italy and Germany

Question 8

When was the Manchurian crisis?

Answer 8

1931