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-Japan had rapid growth rates in population and needed to expand
-Guangdong Army bombed the South Manchurian Railway
-Blamed Chinese saboteurs -
-Japanese puppet state
-civilian government losing power -
Japanese system of civilian government was highly threatened
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-Due to the Manchurian bombing
-Viewed negatively by the world -
About 1,500 troops rampaged against parliament members
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An agreement to exchange information and collaborate in preventing communist activities.
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Confrontation between Chinese and Japanese troops
Full-scale war-fare
Launched an invasion against China--> The Second Sino-Japanese War -
PM Konoe Fumimaro’s
Aimed to integrate Asia politically and economically -
Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy "The Emperor would have sanctioned the Tripartite Pact even had there been no threats of violent intimidation. It would not have occured to him to oppose a treaty legally decided upon by the government"
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Army minister Tojo Hideki (and new PM) had declared peaceful negotiations with Washington ended
Japan was to embark on a war of "self-defense and self-preservation"
