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Japanese Imperialism Cornell Notes
Use pages 420-424 from your blue book.
Main Ideas
Supporting Details
Japan in the 1920’s
(find a picture of a
Japanese factory in
1920’s)
Japan stood as one of the world’s most important _power____________
Astonishing for a country that 50 years before was only a __weak____
agricultural country
Japan __prospered____ in the post World War I era.
Economic
Challenges
Fewer and fewer __jobs___ were available for factory workers.
Japan did not have enough ____goods______ ________ to use for their
industries.
Social Changes
Japan shifted from a ____feudal_____ to a more ______urban_____ nation.
Some began t join political __parties______ and dress like
___westerners_________.
Others stayed with ___the___ Japanese society and believed it was
________corrupting__________ Japanese society.
Growing Military
Influence
Find a picture of the
Japanese military
The economic crisis left many Japanese losing __faith______ in their
government. Instead many Japanese looked to the ___military___________
for direction.
The military’s vision
The military envisioned a _united_____ Japan run by the __emperor_______
and a military ____direction_____
Foreign Relations
Many in Japan were still upset with the government for ______foreign
policy________
In 1924, the US made a law prohibiting ____japanese
immigratiom______________
This made the Japanese feel _________________________
Japanese Aggression
Japan’s military began to be more ______________ with other countries
Building a Fighting
Spirit
2 disadvantages of Japan vs. European/ Western nations
1.
2.
The way Japan wanted to overcome this was by ______________________
leaders
Taking over the
Government
The Japanese military began taking over the government by
_________________ leaders
Conquering
Manchuria
The reason Japan wanted to conquer Manchuria in northeastern ________
was ____________________
The Japanese announced Manchuria was under __________________ control
Forming New
Alliances
Japan ________ from the League of Nations because ______________
Japan and __________ agreed to work together by signing the _______________
Pact.
War in China
Japanese worried that the communists in China and the Soviet Union
might ______________
Nanjing Massacre was where the Japanese _________________________
A move toward
wider war
Eventually, China began _________ in the next battles
Japan now looked to ______ Asia for natural Resources.
Do Reading Like a Historian page 423
#1.Taking over the Government : A group of Japanese military leaders plotted to
replace the nation’s government with a military dictatorship, believing that
aggressive nationalist leadership was vital to Japan’s future. During the 1930’s
Japanese soldiers, military leaders, and members of nationalist organizations
carried out a series of assassinations of government officals.
#2. Conquering Manchuria : The Japanese military’s aggression soon became clear.
In the Manchurian Incident in 1931, Japanese military leaders decided to conquer
the Manchuria region of northeastern China, of natural resources such as coal and
iron. The army also believed that the Manchuria’s resources would help free Japan
from economic reliance.
What does this all Mean? Summarize in 30 words or less.
*This all means that in order for the Japanese military to take over the leaders
would have to plot and replace the nation’s government with a dictatorship. Then in
1931 when the Japanese military’s aggression became clear the Japanese military
leaders would soon decide to conquer the Manchuria region of northeastern China,
with natural resources of coal and iron.