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Outbreak Of WW2 In Asia Pacific
- Crisis in Japan
- Shortage of land and resources + inefficient farming methods
- Farmers could barely feed themselves
- In addition, the Great Depression led to the policy of Protectionism in many countries
- Taxes rose, exportation and importation dropped in Japan
- Increased unemployment + further lack of resources
- Angry Japanese blamed these problems on the Gov
- Japanese Gov was pressured and further convinced for the need for territorial expansion in order to solve the crisis in Japan
- Japanese Gov was pressured and further convinced for the need for territorial expansion in order to solve the crisis in Japan
- Angry Japanese blamed these problems on the Gov
- Increased unemployment + further lack of resources
- Taxes rose, exportation and importation dropped in Japan
- In addition, the Great Depression led to the policy of Protectionism in many countries
- Farmers could barely feed themselves
- Shortage of land and resources + inefficient farming methods
- Western discrimination against Japan
- Japan was seen as an inferior Asian power by the European nations despite Japan's power
- During Ruuso-Japanese war, USSR refused to compromise with japan through negotiations, Japan was allowed to have lower military strength than some western powers during Washington Naval Conference and there was American discrimation against Japanese
- This angered the Japanese and further convinced them of the need for territorial expansion to establish themselves in the Asia Pacific, so that they can gain status and be seen equally by the Western powers
- This angered the Japanese and further convinced them of the need for territorial expansion to establish themselves in the Asia Pacific, so that they can gain status and be seen equally by the Western powers
- During Ruuso-Japanese war, USSR refused to compromise with japan through negotiations, Japan was allowed to have lower military strength than some western powers during Washington Naval Conference and there was American discrimation against Japanese
- Japan was seen as an inferior Asian power by the European nations despite Japan's power
- Weakness of the LoN
- LoN was ineffective in stopping Japan's aggressive action
- For example: As Japan invaded Manchuria following the Mukden accident, LoN only condemned Japan and failed to take effective actions against Japan, even when Japan withdrew itself from LoN. Also LoN only gave reluctant help to China as the 2nd Sino-Japanese war fully broke out following the Marco polo inccident where Japanese aggression during the Nanking massacre was made know worldwide
- This ineffectiveness of the LoN allowed Japanese ambitions and confidence in its expansionist policy to grow
- This ineffectiveness of the LoN allowed Japanese ambitions and confidence in its expansionist policy to grow
- For example: As Japan invaded Manchuria following the Mukden accident, LoN only condemned Japan and failed to take effective actions against Japan, even when Japan withdrew itself from LoN. Also LoN only gave reluctant help to China as the 2nd Sino-Japanese war fully broke out following the Marco polo inccident where Japanese aggression during the Nanking massacre was made know worldwide
- LoN was ineffective in stopping Japan's aggressive action
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