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Japan expands
Japan invaded into korea in 1910, and then later to china in 1931 -
Japanese ecomomy grows
economy grew because they started exporting to allied nations when world war 1 started -
Japan downsizes navy
In 1922 Japan signed an agreement to limit the size of their navy with the United States -
Great Depression in Japan
The great depression affected Japan by trade suffered as foreign buyers could no longer afford to purchase Japanese silks or other exports -
Ultranationalists
ultranationalist
Untranationalists are leading military officials and extreme nationalists. -
Economic Crisis
The Japanese nationalists thought renewed expansion would help the economic crisis by invading other countries rich with resources. -
Japan takes over Manchuria
Manchuria
Japan blew up japanese railroad tracks in manchuria and said the chinese did it. Claiming self defense, the army attacked chinese forces. -
Japan withdraws from League of Nations
Japn withdraws from the League because they were blamed for the invasion of manchuria. -
Japn becomes Totalitarianistic
Japan starts to become totalitarianistic and suppresses most democratic freedoms. -
Tripartite Pact
Tripartite Pact
In September 1940 Japn signed the Tripartite Pact, cementing the alliance with Germany and Italy
