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Growth of Japanese nationalism in the 19th cent - Coggle Diagram
Growth of Japanese nationalism in the 19th cent
Need for strategic security
Belief that Japanese security depended on its control of Korea and China
Sino-Japanese War: fighting over control of Korea
Particularly worried about China - internally divided, weak
Need for raw materials and markets
Economic benefits
Worried that they would lose out to foreign powers if they did not stake claims on China (Manchuria)
Growing industrial power; needed resources
Self-reliant
Determination to transform Japan into a Western-style power; desire for equality with the West
Need to acquire colonies (hence expansion into East Asia and China)
Triple Intervention
Belief in destiny as the leader of Asia
Japanese strength and dominance led it to feel that it had a responsibility and obligation to become the leader of Asia
Russo-Japanese War
Popular enthusiasm for militarism and expansionism
Popular particularly amongst the conservative members of the gov / military
Russo-Japanese war
International events
Perry Arrival