Manchuria and Abyssinia

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Peace Making and Peace Keeping Mind Map on Manchuria and Abyssinia, created by emilymartin210 on 08/10/2013.
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Manchuria and Abyssinia
  1. JAPAN
    1. had undergone industrial revolution and had become one of the biggest powers in asia
      1. still had lots of exports
        1. relied on others to sell them (like US)
        2. US passed tariffs to protect their own businesses, but that hurt Japan
        3. MANCHURIA
          1. china had civil war going on
            1. independent from China, with a lot of natural resources
              1. no brainer for japan
              2. Japan invades Manchuria an turns it into Manchukuo
                1. China asks League of Nations for help
                  1. LEAGUE OF NATIONS RESPONSE
                    1. only member with sizeable navy was UK
                      1. they were 5000 miles away!
                        1. and they had no real interest in Manchuria
                        2. Japan had been given complete control over pacific
                          1. sent a commission to investigate
                            1. Lytton Commission Report
                              1. said Japan used too much force but left the situation alone, giving Japan Manchukuo as a puppet state
                                1. Japan withdrew from League of Nations
                        3. ABYSSINIA
                          1. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
                            1. One of the most important events leading to Hitlers rise in power
                              1. leads to collapse of the Geneva disarmament talks
                                1. leads germany to withdraw from league of nations
                                  1. germany announces rearmament policies
                                  2. ITALY POST WWI
                                    1. 1 of most up and coming nations in europe before hitler came to power
                                      1. defended treaty of versailles
                                        1. concerned with south tyrol
                                          1. spoke german, hitler wanted it back
                                          2. mussolini met with GB & france to thwart germany but no plans were made
                                            1. Stressa Front:
                                              1. agreement to uphold Locarno pact and independence in austria (GB, France, Italy)
                                        2. WHY WAS ABYSSINIA A TARGET FOR THE ITALIANS
                                          1. expanded Italy's colonial holdings
                                            1. created new Roman Empire
                                              1. logical choice
                                                1. only african territory available
                                                2. had oil deposits and new army recruits
                                                  1. began with border dispute between abyssinia and somaliland
                                                    1. went to LoN in 1935
                                                  2. HOW DID THE WORLD RESPOND?
                                                    1. 51 nations imposed sanction against Italy
                                                      1. sanctions don't include oil and GB keeps selling it to them
                                                        1. solution was hoarse laval pact
                                                          1. WHAT PLAN WAS DESIGNED?
                                                            1. French and British devise plan to settle crisis in Abyssinia and avoid losing Italy as an Ally
                                                              1. plan failed due to lack of public support and Mussolini's refusal to accept only a part of Abyssinia
                                                                1. Abyssinia fell to Italy
                                                                  1. Hitler reoccupied Rhineland shortly after
                                                                    1. Hitler realizes that GB and France won't resort to force
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