the manchurian crisis

Question 1

japan wanted to expand its territory because

Answer 1

• japenese industries had grown while europe was fighting ww1
• military expansion was called for by military leaders and businesses when japan’s industries were wrecked by the depression

Question 2

what happened?

Answer 2

• Japan had a large army/ navy and had controlled South Manchurian railway territory since 1905
• in sept 1931 it used disturbance as an excuse to capture the town of Mukden, and send troops to take over the rest of Manchuria
• the Japanese pretended to give manchuria independence
• a weak leader was put in charge so that they could control him
• the Lytton report was produced

Question 3

the effect of the lytton report

Answer 3

• said the japanese had been wrong. the league did nothing about this
• Japan refused to accept it. they left the league in 1933

Question 4

japan’s offences after 1933

Answer 4

• the japanese then invaded Jehol in China, on the border of Manchuria
• in 1936 japan signed a treaty with germany
• in 1937 japan invaded china, the league did nothing about it.

Question 5

how was the league weakened after the manchuria crisis?

Answer 5

• they didn’t want to punish japan as it was an important trading partner
• France and Britain were occupied with their own issues like Hitler. They wouldn’t commit money or troops bc of the depression
• showed dictators like Hitler how weak the league was
• everyone saw the league fail to deal with its first real challenge.