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