Paper 1 - Chapter 2 - Manchuria Flashcards

1
Q

Which event led to increased poverty and unrest in Japan?

A

Wall Street Crash

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2
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Give two reasons why the Japanese wanted to expand into Manchuria

A
  • A market for Japanese goods

* To give space for the surplus population

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3
Q

From which year was Japan allowed soldiers in Manchuria guarding the South Manchurian railway?

A

1904

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4
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What did the Japanese claim happened on the railway line at Mukden in 1931?

A

An explosion which they said was sabotage by the Chinese

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5
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What did the Japanese do to deal with the events at Mukden?

A

Defeated the Chinese at Mukden

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6
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Did the Japanese government give permission for the action at Mukden?

A

No

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7
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How did the LofN get involved in the incident?

A

The Chinese appealed for help

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8
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Which commission investigated the Chinese claim that Japan had committed an act of aggression?

A

The Lytton Commission

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9
Q

How did Japan justify what it had done in Manchuria?

A

It said it had gone in to restore order

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10
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How long did it take for the Lytton Commission to report on what had happened?

A

1 Year

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11
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What did the Lytton Commission find?

A

China’s rule was chaotic and the Japanese did have some legitimate grievances but the invasion was condemned and it was recommended that Manchuria be a self-governing state.

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12
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What did the Japanese call Manchuria after it had been reorganised?

A

Manchukuo

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13
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By when did Japan occupy the whole of Manchuria?

A

Early 1933

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14
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When did the LofN finally condemn Japan’s actions in Manchuria?

A

Late 1933

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15
Q

Which Chinese province did Japan then go on to occupy?

A

Jehol

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16
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Why weren’t sanctions used against the Japanese?

A

The USA was its main trading partner (oil), therefore sanctions wouldn’t have had much effect because America wasn’t in the LofN.

17
Q

How did the economic depression affect international reactions to Manchuria?

A

Noone wanted to be involved.

18
Q

Give two reasons why Britain didn’t want to get involved in Manchuria?

A
  • It didn’t want to risk its fleet against the powerful Japanese navy
  • It didn’t want to affect its trade in Asia
19
Q

Why couldn’t the LofN call on the USSR (the nearest country to the crisis) to send troops to Japan?

A

It wasn’t in the LofN.

20
Q

Why was a strong Japan useful to the rest of the world?

A

Prevented the spread of communism (and the USSR) in the Far East.

21
Q

How did many people in Europe see the attack by the Japanese in China?

A

An intervention, not an attack

22
Q

When did Japan leave the LofN?

A

1933