2007年9月14日 星期五

Militarism



Militarism
> The people looked to the military for help.
> Hoped that they could solve their problems.
> Army received strong support from the people.
But there was a few attempts of assassination which made Japan seem weak against the Western Powers.
> Solution: Find new raw materials and new markets!

> In 1931, they began to look at Manchuria.
> Manchuria was rich in raw materials, land and what’s better: It was close to Japan.
> Japan was interested in Manchuria’s oil coal and iron ore.
> The US was angered by Japan’s invasion in 1931.

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