However, Japan’s attitude towards overseas expansion, though being recognized as aggressive and imperialistic, was tied and restricted by several treaties and by the established international law. The Asian country started to claim new territories, but under the Powers’ dictations, these movements were clearly limited, revealing a Western imperialist mood that impacted on Japan to set in motion for a dramatic change in their thoughts of growth.
“The Manchurian Incident”, happening in September 1931 and through which Japan set up Manchuria as a puppet state, revealed how the contained resentment through years of oppression, inevitably resulted in a rise of Japanese nationalism combined with an economic and military power. Such rise would soon …show more content…
This treaty limited Japan’s navy to 3/5ths of the US and UK navies (as one of its strongest requirements), and involved the signatories countries to respect China’s territory, meaning that the signatory countries shouldn’t seek further aggressive military intervention in China.
The antiwar public mood of the 1920s suppressed to a certain point the opposing views from the army’s and navy’s authorities but, the spread for nationalism and the success of rising standards of living and literacy during the 1920’s caused a great influence in the way that people used to think, therefore, soon a crush would start to emerge in Japan’s society.
A strong sense for nationalism, resentment over America’s treatment of Japanese immigrants, the increasingly unified British and American resistance to Japanese actions in China, and the suffering of many Japanese during the depression ,came together to become the fuel for the country to take further military actions, and therefore, the clashing event known as the “ Manchurian incident”
“The Manchurian Incident”, happening in September 1931 and through which Japan set up Manchuria as a puppet state, revealed how the contained resentment through years of oppression, inevitably resulted in a rise of Japanese nationalism combined with an economic and military power. Such rise would soon …show more content…
This treaty limited Japan’s navy to 3/5ths of the US and UK navies (as one of its strongest requirements), and involved the signatories countries to respect China’s territory, meaning that the signatory countries shouldn’t seek further aggressive military intervention in China.
The antiwar public mood of the 1920s suppressed to a certain point the opposing views from the army’s and navy’s authorities but, the spread for nationalism and the success of rising standards of living and literacy during the 1920’s caused a great influence in the way that people used to think, therefore, soon a crush would start to emerge in Japan’s society.
A strong sense for nationalism, resentment over America’s treatment of Japanese immigrants, the increasingly unified British and American resistance to Japanese actions in China, and the suffering of many Japanese during the depression ,came together to become the fuel for the country to take further military actions, and therefore, the clashing event known as the “ Manchurian incident”