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Impact of Militarist Rule - Coggle Diagram
Impact of Militarist Rule
Political
Consolidation of Military Power (Sidelining the civilians)
Appointment of military officers in important civil service positions
The civilian political parties were too fragmented to mount a challenge
The military had the support of the people for their actions – as they were seen to be successful in annexing Manchuria and advancing Japanese interest
Factions within the militarist
Imperial Way Faction Vs Control Faction
Feb 1936- Young officers in the Imperial way group attempted a military coup to restore power to the emperor – failed and was condemned by the emperor
Control Faction emerges as the winner and further consolidated their power – this group believed in working with the Zaibatsu.
Economic
Economic Recovery
Industrialisation to prepare for the expansion of the empire (War)
Gave rise to new Zaibatsu, e.g. Nissan, Nichitsu and Mori
Exploitation of the resources in Korea and Manchuria to support the economy – hope of making Japan self-sufficient
Control of the economy
Control of the Zaibatsu – these are profit driven and at times might not act in the best interest of society (e.g. the construction of pubic facilities such as unprofitable rail network that might be for public good)
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Principal Industries Control law of 1931 – allowed cartels to limit competition and to regulate prices. At first the cartels were run by the Zaibatsu, but by 1936, the military government tightened their control
Social
Control of Labour Unions (Curtailment of workers’ right)
A policy of having unions in the 1920s shifted in the 1930s when the govt forced govt workers to leave the unions.
Improving Conditions in the countryside
The Great Depression brought great hardship to the people in the countryside
Govt provided public work projects in the country side to keep the farmers employed and to repay their debts
1932 – Campaign for economic revitalisation (part propaganda part practical) Use of scientific methods for farming => increased income for the farmers
Situation improved slightly as main govt effort was on industrialisation in the urban areas.
Control Education
National Pride (Ultra-nationalism) – Superior race
Shinto beliefs with emphasis to loyalty to the emperor
1937 – Fundamentals of our National Polity, an official guide to all schools on the what and how to brain wash the people
Conclusion
By the late 1930s, Japan had come under authoritarian rule
It tightened its control over Japan’s politics, economy and society
National pride was championed through military successes and education (Ultra-nationalism)
The stage for Japanese expansion and WWII in Asia-Pacific was set