context of Japan + taisho period- move to global war - pre 1931

what countries opposed Japan’s racial superiority clause in 1919?

US and british dominions ; eg Australia and NZ

what nationalist group did Japan aim to relieve in Siberia in 1918?

czech

who was japan’s foreign minister promoting internationalism in the 1920s?

shidehara

what territory did Japan demand Germany to surrender in 1914?

jiaozhuo, China

which russian port did japanese marines occupy in April 1918

vladivostok

what did the 5:5:3 naval limit set in the 1922 Five-Power treaty?

tonnage

who overturned japan’s racial equality proposal in 1919?

woodrow wilson

what caused prime minister Terauchi’s resignation in 1918?

riots caused by inflation from the siberian intervention

what type of ship sparked a naval race after the 1922 washington conference?

cruiser

which chinese region did japan seek to expand influence in after 1912?

manchuria

where did japan intervene militarily in 1918

siberia

what did japan send to Germany on 15th of August 1914?

an ultimatum

where did japan occupy german islands in 1914?

pacific

which emperor issued japans declaration of war on germany in 1914

taisho

which 1919 treaty awarded japan with german pacific islands

treaty of versailles

what caused widespread unrest in japan during 1918?

inflation

what caused inflation from 1918?

a post-war slump

what riots were in 1918

the rice riots- caused by an increase in the price of rice

what US policy in china was affirmed by the nine-power treaty in 1922

open door policy

what type of equality did japan propose at the 1919 paris peace conference

racial

who proposed the siberian intervention in december 1917?

foch- french general

what was the ideology of the Minsei party

liberal/ progressive, internationaliast, pro-voting reform

what was the ideology of the Seiyukai party?

conservative, protectionist, resistant to voting reform

three suspected reasons for the treatment of japan by western powers

1. racism

2. they feared japanese nationalist ideology and their loyalty to the emperor

3. feared their rapid industrialisation/ progress

who was elected by the emperor before democracy as a political leader

army officials until they went to war. Genro- an elder japanese statemen

how many soldiers were japan asked to send to siberia and how many did they send

7000, 70000

why was the government fragile

1. only somewhat democratic

2. assassinations

3. when parties couldn’t agree on a candidate, the emperor would choose a military leader

when did japan finish their lockdown

1853

what industry was large in japan

silk

who are zaibatsu

the japanese families with monopoly over an industry

where did japan base their democracy from? how did this effect it?

prussia. they still had a monarch with the power to veto. took only what worked

what gun did the japanese create

the murata carbine

how did ww1 effect japan internationally

they were in a position to intervene in european events for the first time but relationships with UK and US began to deteriorate

who did japan join WW1 with

the allies

what was the anglo-japanese alliance

a bilateral agreement between britain and japan

when did emperor taisho declare war on germany

23 August, 1914

what is panasianism

the ideology to create unity among asian people. often with japan as the leader

why did britain not want japan to fight in europe

did not want them to expand their sphere of influence

what were the 21 demands

a set of demands made to the chinese government to japan during WW1

who made japanese and chinese governments negotiate the terms of the 21 demands? why?

US because they didn’t want japan to take advantage of the situation more and they wanted to maintain the open door policy

how did ww1 effect pan-asianism

it made it more accepted and widespread

what committee did japan earn a role in

league of nations

how did the siberian intervention end

japanese withdrew

what two demands was japan focused on at the paris peace conference

1. territorial claim over former german colonies

2. racial equality clause

what bill stopped japanese from buying land in california

the 1913 california aliens land law

what was shidehara’s (foreign minister) foreign policy described as

internationalist

when was taisho the emperor

1912-1926

what was the meiji restoration

the restoration of the emperor

who were the genro

advisors to the mahaido emperor

what is the diet

representatives, elected only by the elites

why could the japanese not buy land in california

americans thought they wouldn’t assimilate

how did other countries feel about japanese success

intimidated

how did japan’s industry change in the taisho period

changed from a light manufacturing economy to having emerging mechanical, chemical and heavy industries

how did japans economy change during the taisho period

a middle class of office workers emerged

how did japans culture change during the taisho period

although many people still followed japanese culture, western culture became more popular

what and when was the universal sufferage law

it allowed all men over 25 to vote. 1925

when and what was the peace preservation law

a law allowing the government to imprison anyone against the government/ communists. 1925

what did shidehara democracy persue

friendship, reconciliation and non-military means to solve problems