Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
1930s Japan The Rise of Nationalism & Foreign Policy Shifts
🌏 Key events & actions in the 1930s
- 🇯🇵 Expansion into Manchuria.
- 😤 Japan's exit from the League of Nations.
- 🥊 Invasion of China.
- 🤝 Military alliance with Italy & Germany.
- 🚀 1941 Attack on the United States.
🚪 Japan opens up
- After the late 1800s, Japan opened up to Western influences.
- Goals
- Modernization & strength
- Compete with big boys: US, Britain, France, Germany & Russia.
- Need: Strong economy ➡️ Strong military 🛡️.
Real-World Example: It's like Japan decided to join the major league of countries! They wanted to play with the big teams and become a star player themselves. ⚽
🏆 Achievements (1868-1930)
- Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1894)
- Won the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)
- Friendship treaty with Britain (1902)
- Joined WWI party in 1914.
Real-World Example: Imagine a school kid excelling in every sport, debate, and drama club, gathering all the trophies. That was Japan in the global scene.
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⚓ An unexpected visitor
- Commodore Perry and his ‘four black ships of evil’ docked in 1853.
- Caused a HUGE debate in Japan
- Keep the doors closed 🚫?
- Or learn from the West 🤝?
🏰 Who's in charge here
- Pre-1868: Emperor = figurehead, real power = shogunate (military govt.).
- Tokugawa clan ruled since 1603, their leader = shogun (think of it like a super general).
- Below the shogun: daimyo (local lords).
- And don't forget the samurai! 🗡️ Cool warriors with a code: Bushido.
Real-World Example: Imagine a company. The CEO (Emperor) is just a face, while the COO (Shogun) really runs the show. Now, imagine if the office managers (Daimyo) and security (Samurai) had some real power too.
🌆 Japan's changing society
- Europe wasn't the only place going through a makeover in the 19th century. Japan was, too!
- The Old Ways (feudalism) were fading because
- 📈 More people = more demand for stuff.
- 💰 Merchants got rich, challenged the samurai.
- 🏦 Samurai's fancy lifestyle in Edo put them in debt.
- 🌋 New power-hungry clans (Satsuma & Chōshū) wanted the Tokugawa's throne.
Real-World Example: Imagine if the unpopular kids in school suddenly became cool because they started selling candy, and the once-cool jocks started owing them money. The whole social scene gets flipped!
🔍 Remember
Japanese nationalism and the need for modernization drove its aggressive foreign policy, evolving from a secluded nation to a formidable world power in a matter of decades.
Happy Studying! 📘🎉
Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
1930s Japan The Rise of Nationalism & Foreign Policy Shifts
🌏 Key events & actions in the 1930s
- 🇯🇵 Expansion into Manchuria.
- 😤 Japan's exit from the League of Nations.
- 🥊 Invasion of China.
- 🤝 Military alliance with Italy & Germany.
- 🚀 1941 Attack on the United States.
🚪 Japan opens up
- After the late 1800s, Japan opened up to Western influences.
- Goals
- Modernization & strength
- Compete with big boys: US, Britain, France, Germany & Russia.
- Need: Strong economy ➡️ Strong military 🛡️.
Real-World Example: It's like Japan decided to join the major league of countries! They wanted to play with the big teams and become a star player themselves. ⚽
🏆 Achievements (1868-1930)
- Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1894)
- Won the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)
- Friendship treaty with Britain (1902)
- Joined WWI party in 1914.
Real-World Example: Imagine a school kid excelling in every sport, debate, and drama club, gathering all the trophies. That was Japan in the global scene.
Table of content
⚓ An unexpected visitor
- Commodore Perry and his ‘four black ships of evil’ docked in 1853.
- Caused a HUGE debate in Japan
- Keep the doors closed 🚫?
- Or learn from the West 🤝?
🏰 Who's in charge here
- Pre-1868: Emperor = figurehead, real power = shogunate (military govt.).
- Tokugawa clan ruled since 1603, their leader = shogun (think of it like a super general).
- Below the shogun: daimyo (local lords).
- And don't forget the samurai! 🗡️ Cool warriors with a code: Bushido.
Real-World Example: Imagine a company. The CEO (Emperor) is just a face, while the COO (Shogun) really runs the show. Now, imagine if the office managers (Daimyo) and security (Samurai) had some real power too.
🌆 Japan's changing society
- Europe wasn't the only place going through a makeover in the 19th century. Japan was, too!
- The Old Ways (feudalism) were fading because
- 📈 More people = more demand for stuff.
- 💰 Merchants got rich, challenged the samurai.
- 🏦 Samurai's fancy lifestyle in Edo put them in debt.
- 🌋 New power-hungry clans (Satsuma & Chōshū) wanted the Tokugawa's throne.
Real-World Example: Imagine if the unpopular kids in school suddenly became cool because they started selling candy, and the once-cool jocks started owing them money. The whole social scene gets flipped!
🔍 Remember
Japanese nationalism and the need for modernization drove its aggressive foreign policy, evolving from a secluded nation to a formidable world power in a matter of decades.
Happy Studying! 📘🎉