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Japan Gets Land
Because of Japan's alliance with Great Britain, it was able to aquire much of Germany's colonies in the Pacific. -
Kaku Mori comes to power
A new government came to power and Kaku Mori, who had strong ties with ultranationalist ideas, urged interventionist policies in Manchuria and other parts of China. Weak governments, hampered by the devastation caused by the Great Depression and the resulting breakdown of international trade, could do little to prevent the Japanese government from gaining power. -
The Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Japan had spent a lot of money to develop Manchuria, and had stationed military troops and built railroads throughout the province to show its control. Japan sought resources and land for its quickly growing population. -
Japan invades China
Japan invaded China due to a military conflict. China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany, the Soviet Union and the United States. By the end of 1937, Japan captured the Chinese capital of Nanking. -
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Second Sino-Japanese War
As a result of this war 2,227,200 people died. China was victorious and therefore gained all of the places that Japan had taken over, except Manchuria. -
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World War 2
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Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Japan wanted to make Asia independent, and trade with each other, with Japan at the top. Free of Western colonialism and dominance. Wanted to free Asian countries from their imperial powers. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from getting involved with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
