between the wars

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  • Period: to

    Between the Wars

  • Treaty of Versailles

    treaty of versailles Ended the war but major impacted of WW2

  • nationalism in japan

    linkExtreme nationalism begins to take hold in Japan as world economic depression hits.

  • end of alliance

    linkBritish Empire ends 21-year alliance with Japan, signalling Western and US apprehension of Japan's growing power in East Asia.

  • Earthquake

    Earthquake
    link Earthquake in Tokyo region kills more than 100,000 people.

  • universal suffrage

    linkUniversal male suffrage is instituted. The electorate increases fivefold.

  • effects of the depression

    The Great Depression started on October 29, 1929. It became a worldwide economic melancholy. The Great Depression did not affect Japan greatly. The economy shrank only by 8% during 1929-1931.

  • Japan Invasion

    Japan Invasion
    japanJapan invade manchuria

  • minister killed

    linkPrime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi killed during failed coup by nationalist army officers. Military holds increasing influence in the country.

  • japan leaves league

    linkJapan leaves the League of Nation as a reaction on the Lytton-report (resolution from Febr. 25). The lack of consequences demonstrates the weakness of the League against a determined aggressor.

  • Politcal Change: Takahashi Korekiyo

    Takahashi was the 20th Prime Minister of Japan. He was known as an expert on finance. He was assinated by rebelling military officiers in the February 26 Incident.

  • Germany and Japan sign Anti-Comintern Pact

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    Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement.

  • sign with nazi

    sign with nazi
    linkJapan signs alliance with Nazi Germany.

  • japan invades china

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    Japan invades china initiaing WW2 in the pacific