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Japan Between the Wars

In the years between World War I and World War II, Japan experienced significant internal conflict and a shift from liberalism to militarism. During WWI, Japan expanded its influence in China, seizing the Shandong Peninsula from Germany. The 1920s saw the rise of ultranationalists who resented political appeasement and advocated for further expansion. This period culminated in the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and the establishment of Manchukuo. By the late 1930s, militaristic ideology dominated Japan, leading to alliances with Germany and Italy and aggressive actions like the invasion of China and the atrocities of Nanjing.

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Japan Between the Wars

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  1. Japan Between the Wars HWH UNIT 10 CHAPTER 15.5

  2. Japan in the 1920s • During WWI • Japan increased its presence in China • Took the Shandong peninsula from Germany • In the 1920s • Internal conflict • Conservative military • Liberal youth • Zaibatsu influenced the government • Less foreign expansion • Emerging Marxism

  3. Japan and the Depression • The emergence of “Ultranationalists” • Resented politicians for appeasing Western demands • Advocated more foreign expansion • Invasion of Manchuria, 1931 • Set up a puppet state (Manzhouguo or Manchukuo) • Pu Yi as puppet emperor • Japan pulls out of the League of Nations

  4. Militaristic Japan • By 1937, the military dominates Japan’s government • Renewed deification of the Emperor (Hirohito) • Alliance with Germany and Italy • More expansion • Full-scale invasion of China, 1937 • The Rape of Nanjing, 1937

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