1.3 Japanese Expansion in East Asia: International Response to Japanese Aggression Flashcards
(32 cards)
Mukden Incident (1931)
Staged event used by Japan to justify invasion of Manchuria
Lytton Commission
LoN investigation of Japans actions in Manchuria
Manchurian Crisis
International conflict over Japan’s invasion of Manchuria
League of Nations
International organization that failed to take strong action against Japan
Manchukuo (1932)
Puppet state established by Japan in Manchuria
Lytton Report
Concluded Japan had legitimate claims but recommended withdrawal from Manchuria
Nine-Power Treaty (1922)
Treaty affirming China’s sovereignty, which Japan violated
Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)
Agreement renouncing war as a means of solving disputes (which Japan ignored)
Japan’s withdrawal from the League (1933)
Marked League’s failure to handle aggression
Appeasement
Western powers’ policy of avoiding direct confrontation with Japan
May Fourth Movement (1919)
Chinese protests against ToV and Japanese control of former German territories
Chinse Communist Party (CCP)
Communist faction led by Mao Zedong
Guomindang (GMD/Nationalists)
Nationalist party led by Jiang Jieshi
Second United Front (1937-41)
Temporary alliance between CCP and GMD against Japan
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)
Leader of GMD and Republic of China
Guerrilla Warfare
Tactics used by CCP against Japanese forces
Chongqing
New GMD capital after Japanese invasion
US Aid to China
Financial and military assistance provided to the GMD
People’s Republic of China (1949)
Communist government declared by Mao Zedong after Chinese Civil War
Soviet-Japanese Relations
Stalin’s concerns over Japan attacking Siberia
Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939)
Soviet victory over Japan leading to abandonment of “Strike North” strategy
Japanese-Soviet Neutrality Pact (1941)
Agreement ensuring Japan would not attack USSR
British and French appeasemnet
Policy of avoiding conflict with Japan
Tainjin Incident (1939)
Japanese blockade of a British settlement in China
