Manchurian crisis

• how did the economic depression affect japan?

  there was widespread fraise and hardship
• what message did the crisis give to hitler and mussolini?

  if a strong nation pursue an aggressive policy then the league was powerless
• why would economic sanctions not work?

  USA were Japan main trading partner and not in the league
• how did Japan justify their second attack on china?

  China was politically unstable and Japan needed to protect themselves
• the leagues investigation took how long?

  one year
• instead of withdrawing, in 1935, the Japanese announced that they would invade more of china
• what was the judgement of the league?

  Japan acted unlawfully and Manchuria should be returned to the chinese
• what happened in 1931 what gave japan an excuse to include manchuria?


  they claimed that Chinese troops had attacked the south Manchurian railway which they controlled
• Japan became a military dictatorship
• the Japanese government took increasing control of main industries
• the price of Japanese goods fell by 50%
• when did this occur?

  1931