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    The document discusses Japan's involvement in World War II as a result of its imperialist expansion beginning in the 1930s. It describes how Japan took control of Manchuria in 1931 and established the puppet state of Manchukuo. In 1937, full-scale war broke out between Japan and China after a minor incident was escalated by the Japanese army. Japan committed many atrocities against Chinese civilians as it occupied large parts of eastern China. By becoming embroiled in World War II to continue its imperialistic goals in China, Japan ultimately faced defeat which determined the end of its imperial and militaristic ambitions.

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    The document discusses Japan's involvement in World War II as a result of its imperialist expansion beginning in the 1930s. It describes how Japan took control of Manchuria in 1931 and established the puppet state of Manchukuo. In 1937, full-scale war broke out between Japan and China after a minor incident was escalated by the Japanese army. Japan committed many atrocities against Chinese civilians as it occupied large parts of eastern China. By becoming embroiled in World War II to continue its imperialistic goals in China, Japan ultimately faced defeat which determined the end of its imperial and militaristic ambitions.

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    The document discusses Japan's involvement in World War II as a result of its imperialist expansion beginning in the 1930s. It describes how Japan took control of Manchuria in 1931 and established the puppet state of Manchukuo. In 1937, full-scale war broke out between Japan and China after a minor incident was escalated by the Japanese army. Japan committed many atrocities against Chinese civilians as it occupied large parts of eastern China. By becoming embroiled in World War II to continue its imperialistic goals in China, Japan ultimately faced defeat which determined the end of its imperial and militaristic ambitions.

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    Japan and The Second World War: The Aftermath of Imperialism

    by Joseph A. Mauriello Introduction During the era of the weak

    emperor Taisho (1912-1926), the political power gradually shifted

    from the oligarchic genro to the parliament and the democratic

    parties. In World War I, Japan joined the allied powers, but only

    played a minor role in fighting against German colonial forces in

    East Asia. After the war, Japan's economical situation worsened.

    The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and the worldwide depression of

    1929 intensified the crisis. Territorial expansion became the most

    promising solution to Japan's problems; after all, the Western

    nations also owned colonies all over the world. During the 1930's,

    the military established almost complete control over the

    government, while, on the other hand, keeping itself independent

    from it. Indoctrination and censorship in education and media were

    further intensified. Navy and army officers soon occupied the most

    important offices, including the office of the Prime Minister.

    China became the target of Japan's expansion plans. Already

    earlier, the Japanese had forced China into unequal economical and

    political treaties; furthermore, many Japanese emigrated to China,

    especially Manchuria. In 1931, the Japanese army occupied

    Manchuria, and in the following year, 'Manchukuo' was declared a

    Japanese protectorate.1 In the same year, the Japanese air force

    bombarded Shanghai in order to protect Japanese residents from

    anti-Japanese movements. In 1933, Japan 2 withdrew from the League


    of Nations upon being heavily criticized for its actions in China.2

    In July 1937, the second sino-Japanese war broke out. A small

    incident was soon made into a full-scale war by the Japanese army,

    which acted rather independently, from a more moderate government.

    The Japanese forces succeeded occupying almost the entire coast of

    China and committed severe war atrocities on the Chinese

    population, especially during the fall of the capital Nanking. The

    Chinese government, however, never surrendered completely, and the

    war continued on a lower scale until 1945. In concert with the war

    in China, Japan became involved in World War II. Japanese

    involvement in World War II was a direct result of Japanese

    imperialism. It was Japan's involvement in World War II that

    eventually determined the fate of Japanese imperialism and

    militarism

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