Soldiers and Patriots

1
Soldiers and Patriots

• 1.The China Problem
• 2. The Nationalist Reaction
• 3. The Manchurian Incident

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The China problem

• Changing politics in 20s death of genro, rise of
  military and Diet
• Rise of ultra-nationalists for Showa
  restoration
• Taisho democracy Cooperation with the West
  Washington Conference (1921)
• Shidehara Policy economic diplomacy
• conflict with Chinese nationalism and
  nationalists at home

3
The Nationalist Reaction

• Patriotic societies both respectable and
  extremist groups (civilian and military )
• anti-capitalist, anti-West, Anti-party-government,
  pro shishi and influential among the young
  officers
• Kita Ikki ideology to the movement (coup,
  emperor based regime, redistribution and
  nationalization, expansion against the West)

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The Manchurian Incident

• Ishiwara Kanji Japanese military as guardian of
  Japans kokutai, Anti-Communist Russian and
  Capitalist West. And action should begin with
  Manchuria
• Kwantun Army acted against the order of the
  government 1. assassination of Chang Tso-lin in
  1928
• Great Depression and Changs loyalty forced their
  hands in 1931
• Manchukuo in 1932 and withdraw from League of
  Nations in 1933