vocab 5

Question 1

Showa Restoration -

Answer 1

A nationalist movement in Japan that sought to restore direct imperial rule and dismantle the existing political structure, including party politics and parliamentary government.

Question 2

Inukai Tsuyoshi -

Answer 2

A Japanese politician and Prime Minister who was assassinated during the May 15 Incident in 1932, marking the end of party government in Japan.

Question 3

February 1936 Insurrection -

Answer 3

A failed coup attempt by young Japanese military officers who sought to establish a military dictatorship and restore imperial rule.

Question 4

New Order Movement -

Answer 4

A nationalist movement in Japan that aimed to establish a new political and social order based on militarism and imperial rule.

Question 5

Zhang Zuolin -

Answer 5

A Chinese warlord who controlled Manchuria and was assassinated by Japanese military officers in 1928, leading to increased tensions between Japan and China.

Question 6

Marco Polo Bridge Incident -

Answer 6

A skirmish between Japanese and Chinese forces in 1937, which marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Question 7

Konoe Fumimaro -

Answer 7

A Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the early years of WWII, and who was involved in the creation of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

Question 8

Manchukuo -

Answer 8

A puppet state established by Japan in Manchuria, following the Manchurian Incident.

Question 9

Electoral Purification Campaign -

Answer 9

A series of measures enacted by the Japanese government to suppress political dissent and ensure the dominance of nationalist and militarist factions.

Question 10

Imperial Way Faction

Answer 10

• A radical nationalist faction within the Japanese military that sought to establish a military dictatorship and restore imperial rule.

Question 11

Control Faction -

Answer 11

A more moderate faction within the Japanese military that advocated for a strong military role in politics but was not as extreme as the Imperial Way Faction.

Question 12

Minobe Tatsukichi -

Answer 12

A Japanese legal scholar who argued that the Emperor was an organ of the state, rather than a divine being, leading to controversy and his eventual resignation from public life.