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Japan Invasion of Manchuria - Coggle Diagram
Japan Invasion of Manchuria
Why did Japan Attack manchuria
Rapidly Growing Population
Lack of food depended on Imports to feed the Rapidly growing population
Badly Affected by the Depression
Manchuria Land
Rich in Mineral wealth
Agricultural land
Lots Forestry
Manchuria solving Japans Problems
Could Provide a source for food and raw materials
A market for Japanease Exports
Land for the surplus of a rapidly growing population.
Invasion of Manchuria
September 1931
Japanese soldiers staged and incident along the Railway line
Using the Excuse of chinease banditry to lunch and invasion
League of Nations
China Appealed to the league
But Japanease Continued to Invade
The League could have called for sanctions but failed to do so
Both France and Britain possessed colonies in the far East, Including Hong Kong and Singapore
Feared that Sanctions might provoke a Japanese attack
Military Sanctions were Avoided because it Involved European states sending over a naval task force to the other side of the World with uncertain success.
None of the European Powers wanted to reduce their trade with the Far east.
Lytton report
Came to the conclusion that although Japan was provoked by China the invasion was not justifyed
assembly in february 1933 where findings were accepted by a vote of 42 to 1
Japans Response was to leave the League