World History Project - Between The Wars

  • End of World War 1

    End of World War 1
    Exactly what the Title says...
  • Kanto Earthquake hits Japan

    Kanto Earthquake hits Japan
  • Japan Takes Part in The Korean Independence Movement

    Japan Takes Part in The Korean Independence Movement
    The March 1st Movement was one of the earliest public displays of Korean resistance during the ruling of Korea by Japan. The name refers to an event that occurred on March 1, 1919, hence the movement's name, literally meaning "Three-One Movement" or "March First Movement" in Korean. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Japanese_history
  • Treaty of Versailes

    Treaty of Versailes
    Japan did not agree or like this treaty because they lost thier land they were"promised".
  • Showa Financial Crisis

    Showa Financial Crisis
    Japan, and was a foretaste of the Great Depression. It brought down the government of Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō and led to the domination of the zaibatsu over the Japanese banking industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dwa_financial_crisis
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria
    Japan ruled Korea, but at the same time they also ruled the Manchurian railway. In 1931 they claimed the Chinese had sabotaged the railway. So the Japanese army invaded them. http://www.johndclare.net/EL5.htm
  • Japan conquered Manchuria

    Japan conquered Manchuria
    Japan set up a controlled state called "Manchukuo" run by a prior emperor of China. http://www.johndclare.net/EL5.htm
  • Second Sino - Japanese War *Starts*

    Second Sino - Japanese War *Starts*
    Conflict broke out when China began resistance to the expansion of Japanese territory. Japan took the island of Taiwan from China. https://www.britannica.com/event/Sino-Japanese-War-1937-1945
  • Japanese invasion of French Indochina

    Japanese invasion of French Indochina
    China was using French Indochina along the Sino Vietnamese to transport Arms and fuel. Japan fought with them and after a few days made an agreement. https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Japanese%20invasion%20of%20French%20Indochina&item_type=topic
  • WW2 Starts for Japan

    WW2 Starts for Japan
    Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Japan has declared war to US, Dutch and British, marking the start of Pacific War theatre of World War II