1919-1939 Dbq

The interwar period of 1919-1939 had economic disruptions that led to unstable political conditions during transformations that were occurring in Japan, China, Mexico, Turkey and Iran. Of all these countries Japan stands out as executing the most successful transformation due to aggressive nationalism that helped it achieve expansion into China as well as the ability to create an empire during this period. Other countries like China and Mexico were less successful because of struggles to lessen foreign influence and reduce internal aggression. Turkey and Iran tried to modernize and westernize but were challenged by political unrest and the lack of unity within their leadership. Japan alone experienced extraordinary economic growth due …show more content…
A bitter civil war started in 1927 and lasted for 22 years. In 1934 the Long March occurred and Jiang tried to exterminate the communists. Only 8,000 of 100,000 Mao communists survived. In 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria and took control from China. In 1937 Japan bombed Chinese cities and took Nanjing. This action finally united Nationalists and communists to fight together instead of against one another for a short time, but a successful transformation did not happen in China. The country of Turkey quickly integrated itself into the world economy during this time period after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the Turkish Republic in 1923. He modernized Turkey with western dress, education, calendar roman alphabet, separated church and state and gave women the right to vote. Turkey become an important trade center between Asia and Europe. Turkeys' reliance on the world economy caused tremendous economic unrest when the Great Depression hit. Turkey acquired economic knowledge from the Soviet Union and nationalized much of its economy and industry. These socialistic policies helped Turkey recover from the effects of the Great Depression but many leaders questioned Ataturk’s dictatorial power and wanted Islam to play a