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How did the military rise to power in the 1930s of Japan? - Coggle Diagram
How did the military rise to power in the 1930s of Japan?
Increasing support for the military Govt
Discontent from military
Military felt that the civilian Govt and Zaibatsu were corrupt and self-seeking
London Naval conference 1930
In 1922, the civilian Govt signed with UK, France and US to limit their no. of warships built to be lesser than the western powers
The military felt that the civilian Govt had let the country down by agreeing
Military was able to capitalize the growing unpopularity of the civilian Govt within the public to their advantage
Seizing Manchuria
Assassination of Zhang Zuolin
In 1928, Kwantung Army assassinated Zhang Zuolin (Manchuria's warlord) to be replaced with a new and more cooperative leader
The army thought of blaming his murder on other Chinese warlords, and forced the Govt to let them takeover Manchuria
Emperor found out and criticized their actions, asking the Prime Minister to discipline them
However they had no authority over the military and could not do anything
Mukden Incident
Opposition to democracy and civilian Govt
Assassinations
Decreasing support for the Civilian Govt
Political
Absence of emperor from politics
Emperor Yoshito was always in poor health, was not present in politics. Genro advisors also left Govt due to old age
No emperor and Genro to unify the civilian Govt
Divided Govt (Seiyukai vs Minseito) made it difficult to reach an agreement
Resulted in an inefficient Govt which people do not want
Cabinet, prime ministers and not even the emperor could control the military Govt
No authority in Japan could control them or stop them from carrying out their plans in the 1930s
Economic
Impact of WW1
Severe inflation
Cost of rice increased by 174%
Challenges in the countryside
Rural areas did not benefit as equally as urban areas
Farmers did not have sufficient land, their productivity also stagnated due to technological advances in farming
Banking Crisis of 1927
Small banks loaned large amounts of money to companies
After WW1, companies became unstable, some were not able to return the loans
Over 20 banks collapse, many people lost their bank savings
Public held the civilian Govt accountable for this
Military Govt's idea to control foreign markets would provide a sense of economic stability which attracted the public
Great Depression
Japan's economy fell by 20% between 1929 and 1931
Farmers and small business owners joined protest movements against the civilian Govt and the Zaibatsu
Unemployment rate - 15-20%
Led to people being attracted to communism
Led to strong sense of distrust in the civilian govt, who believed they were in cahoots with the zaibatsu
Social
Rural-urban divide
Civilian Govt supported the Zaibatsu to strengthen nation's economy
Concentrated the wealth into hands of the rich
Rich became richer, poor became poorer
Public blamed the Govt for favoring and helping the rich, but doing nothing to benefit the poor
Public turned to military Govt who promised to address such inequalities
Changing roles of women
Japan felt that it was losing its identity
Women started leaving their traditional roles and went to work for companies and factories
Traditionalists blame the civilian Govt for not protecting the nation's traditions and values
Military Govt was more culturally conservative, and so traditionalists turned to Military to protect Japan's traditions and values