the manchurian crises

Question 1

why did Japan want to expand its territory

Answer 1

• japan had grown its industries while Europe was fighting during ww1
• the depression wrecked Japanese industries, military leaders called for military expansion

Question 2

how did Japanese aggression lead to Manchurian crisis

Answer 2

• Japan had control over the southern Manchurian railway
• in September 1931 using the excuse of the railway exploding to invade Mukden and take over the rest of Manchuria
• Japanese put a weak leader in charge of China to control him
• league sent lord lytton to assess the situation, and he produced a report which said that Japan was guilty – however, the league didn’t do anything and was produced a year late

Question 3

how did japan invade china

Answer 3

• in 1933 Japanese invaded chinas Jehol province
• japan signed a treaty with nazi Germany in 1936 and in 1937 started to invade china

Question 4

how was the league weakened?

Answer 4

• Japan was an important trading partner for a lot of league members
• made the league reluctant to act
• made a lot of countries dislike the league

-Japan and France were preoccupied with the great depression to focus on the Manchurian crisis

• showed dictators like Hitler how weakened the League was