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Japan - Coggle Diagram
Japan
Relationship with the West
USA
Major trading partner
Strained relationship due to immigration laws restricting Japanese people
Humiliated due to the lack of reward in WW1 and rejection of racial equality cause
Felt that there was hypocrisy amongst the Western power
Japanese nationalists didn't want the West's influence in Japan
Strategic and Economic concerns by 1931
Great Depression led pushed the economy into ruins
Silk market collapse
Workers lost their jobs
Japan needed to expand
Rising population
Missing raw materials
Japan wanted to establish themselves as a major power similar to Britain and the USA
Japan's political situation
People lost hope in the parliamentary system
The wealthy elite was under heavy fire due to economic problems
Rise of nationalism
People felt the country was becoming too Westernised
Japan's relationship with China
Sino - Japanese War
Tension due rivalry over Korea
The less advanced China defeated
Japan obtained various territories and Japanese firms gained manufacturing rights
Japan wanted to increase their influence in China
Role of the Army
The army was being more and more independent
Manchuria 1931
Military leaders were starting to get popular due to their aggressive foreign policy
Success in the Russo-Japanese war prompted national pride