Japan+1930-1940

Japan 1930-1940

Breanna Eagar, Taylor Toumayan, Andrew Tham Rise of WWII Powers 8 January 2014

The privilege of being emperor of Japan was in Hirohito’s blood. His grandfather and father both were emperor before he had taken the throne as the 124th emperor in 1926 ("Hirohito." Encyclopedia of World Biography.). Hirohito had taken the throne after his father passed away, Hirohito was only 25 years old. Hirohito was also assisted by American, General Douglas MacArthur with Japan’s needs. It was the General’s job and goal to reconstruct Japan after the war because of the excessive amount of damages that they had undergone (Stokes). Japanese government decided on a democratic constitution .This government was assigned by the General. While Hirohito believed in democratic government as well ("Hirohito." World History: The Modern Era.). The goals of Emperor Hirohito included keeping Japan under a rule at which his grandfather had done ("Hirohito." Encyclopedia of World Biography.). His grandfather issued a constitution in 1889. General Douglas’ goal was to restore Japan. He set out to restore Japan economically as well as physically. His plan to restore it economically was to restore old businesses that played a large role in the economy before it hit a downfall. He set out to rebuild it physically by restoring buildings and such (Stokes). Japan did not support the alliance of the United States and Britain. However the United States were helping Japan. General Douglas, U.S supreme commander was there to help Japan postwar. Another significant event that occurred in Japan during our time period was the Wushe Rebellion. During October of 1930, the Taiwanese people revolted against the Japanese colonial forces killing over 130 of the Japanese troops. The Japanese led a counterattack killing 1000 of the Taiwanese rebels.


 * Japanese Timeline 1930-1940**
 * Late 1920’s || Extreme nationalism begins to spread throughout Japan in order to prevent Western influences from corrupting the Japanese culture. ||
 * 1931 || Japan attacks Manchuria, renames it, and takes over the government, also known as a “puppet regime” (Japan Profile) ||
 * 1932 || Japanese prime minister is assassinated. Japanese military holds strict control over the country. ||
 * 1936 || Japan signs an ‘anti-communist’ agreement with Nazi Germany, this agreement stated neither Japan or Germany would make political treaties with the Soviet Union. (Japan Profile) ||
 * 1937 || Japan goes to war with China. By the end of the year Japan confiscates 3 countries: Shanghai, Beijing, & Nanjing as well as killing over 300,000 Chinese people. ||
 * 1939 || World War II begins in Europe. Japan moves to occupy French-Indo China ||


 * Japanese photos 1930-1940**

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