Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Manchurian
Crisis
- 1931-1933
- The crisis was the first
major challenge to the
League Of Nations.
- Causes
- Japan was a rising power in Asia and
the Pacific and had developed very
quickly into a modern trading nation
in the early 20th century.
- However, the wall street crash
had a major impact on the
japanese economy.
- Protectionist policies in the usa and
other countries led to a loss of trade.
Japan looked for other ways to expand.
- Protectionist: The economic theory
of using the tax system to protect
home industries in the face of
foreign competition.
- In 1931, the japanese used the excuse
of an attack by chinese troops on a
Japanese railway to invade the chinese
territory of Manchuria.
- Manchuria was rich in natural
resources and raw materials and
provided a market for Japanese
goods. the invasion was a success
and Manchuria was renames
Manchukuo.
- Events
- China was in the middle of a
civil war and was unable to
defend Manchuria.
- the chinese appealed to the league for
support against the Japanese. The league
sent a commission to investigate the crisis
- The commission was very slow and
took over a year to investigate, by
then the occupation and invasion had
been completed.
- The league accepted the findings of
the report, condemned the actions
of the Japanese and asked japan toi
withdraw from the province
- The Japanese left the
League and remained
in control of Manchuria.
- Results
- This event marked
the beginning of the
end for the League
- Britain and France
were not willing to
support the League in
taking action against
the Japanese,
- The League had failed to prevent aggression.
this encourages later aggression by Italy and
Germany.