14'1 Threats to World Peace

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14.1Threats to World Peace

• Mr. Westfalls
• World Studies

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Japanese Aggression in Asia

• In 1930 Japanese Prime Minister Yuko Hamaguchi
  was shot.
• Political disorder followed
• In two years militarists controlled govt.

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Attack on Manchuria

• An explosion on a Japanese owned railroad in the
  city of Mukden, Manchuria was blamed on the
  Chinese.
• Within months the Japanese had taken control of
  all Manchuria.
• China appealed to the League of Nations for help.
• 1932 Japan declares Manchuria an independent
  nation.

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• League of nations not to recognize Manchuria
  (Manchukuo) as a country.
• So Japan withdraws from the L of N.
• No one willing to take military action on Chinas
  behalf.
• July 1937 Japanese capture Beijing
• 1939 Japanese control ¼ of China

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Nanjing Massacre (Rape of Nanking)

• Between December 1937 and March 1938 at least
  369,366 Chinese civilians and prisoners of war
  were slaughtered by the invading troops. An
  estimated 80,000 women and girls were raped many
  of them were then mutilated or murdered.

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• Thousands of victims were beheaded, burned,
  bayoneted, buried alive, or disemboweled.
• To this day the Japanese government has refused
  to apologize for these and other World War II
  atrocities, and a significant sector of Japanese
  society denies that they took place at all.

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Italys Conquest of Ethiopia

• Mussolini wanted to improve the nations economy
  by increasing taxes, reduce govt spending and
  over sea's expansion.
• A clash on Italian Somaliland and Ethiopian
  border gave an excuse for Italy to invade.
• Ethiopia appealed to L of N for help.

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• Could not help militarily
• L of N applied economic sanctions
• A boycott on trade with Italy (very weak like
  Fulker)
• No major power was willing to use force to uphold
  the Leagues sanction.
• 1937 Italy withdrew from the L of N.

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Answer at the end of your notes!!!

• Explain why the League of Nations was unable to
  prevent or halt the Japanese and Italian
  expansion?
• The End