The Outbreak of World War II in Asia-Pacific

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What was the outcome of The First Sino-Japanese War in 1894?

Japan defeats China

What was the outcome of The Russo-Japanese War?

Japan emerges victorious

In what year did Japan annex Korea?

1910

In what year did Japan invade Manchuria?

September 1931

In what year did the United States place tariffs on Japanese exports?

June 1930

In what year did the worldwide economic depression begin due to the Wall Street Crash?

October 1929

In what year was The Washington Naval Treaty signed?

December 1921

What year did Manchuria become Manchukuo, a puppet state controlled by Japan?

February 1932

In what year did Japan leave the League of Nations?

March 1933

In what year did Japan take control of Jehol province, extending its control into China?

May 1933

What war took place in July 1937?

Second Sino-Japanese War

In what year did Japan begin invading French Indochina?

July 1940

What was the main reason Western powers and the United States had their eyes on China?

Economic potential

What was the name of the program of modernization that Japan began in 1868?

The Meiji Restoration

Which countries signed the Washington Naval Treaty along with Japan in 1921?

Britain, France, and the United States

Who did powerful ideas consider to be a god in Japan?

The Emperor

According to Saburo lenaga, what did the moderates favor for enlarging Japanese interests?

Investment, opening new markets for Japanese goods, and co-operation with England and America.

How did the more moderate civilian politicians try to expand Japanese influence?

They cut the military's budget.

By what year was the military effectively running Japan?

In 1936

What resource did the US place embargoes on to Japan

Oil

Who wrote 'A Plan for the Solution of the Manchurian and Mongolian Problems as a Basic Policy to Change Our Country's Destiny'?

Ishiwara Kanji

What pact did Japan sign with Italy and Nazi Germany in 1936, agreeing to oppose communism?

Anti-Comintern Pact

In what year did the Wall Street Crash happen?

1929

Who was Japan's Foreign Minister that believed it was justifiable for Japan to expand into Manchuria?

Shidehara Kijuro

What incident did Ishiwara's forces use as an excuse to take over Manchuria?

Mukden Incident

What army did Japan establish to support Manchuria's warlord, Zhang Zuolin?

Kwantung Army

By what votes did The League's Council pass a resolution calling on Japan to withdraw its troops?

13 to 1

What British Historian said, 'The events in Manchuria were extremely important'?

Zara steiner

What escalated the conflict between the GMD and the CCP?

The death of GMD founder Sun Yat-sen

What British Diplomat said, 'Events then have destroyed the great illusion, which the great powers believed in, that appeasement, secret deals, selfish national interest could preserve peace'?

Philip Noel Baker

What was the problem leading Japan to war, according to Okazaki Ayakoto?

Oil

What did Japanese commanders decide they needed to do to the United States?

They needed to deliver a quick knockout blow to the United States