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Compare And Contrast Post-Wwii And Japan Post Ww2

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Japan: Post WWI, Pre WWII and Post WWII Introduction Most countries experienced numerous devastations after the World Wars that took place within the 19th Century. Some of the major participants in the wars were countries from Europe including Germany, Italy, France, Britain, and Russia. Within the Asian countries were Japan and China who allied with different blocs to participate in the war. The end of the war was marked by numerous deaths from both sides prompting the signing of the treaties in order to avert future wars and safeguard countries’ national interests. However, many countries experienced trouble relative to their economy positions, political stabilities, and relationships to other countries. This paper seeks to engage an in-depth …show more content…

The participation in the war commenced after the militarization of the government in 1930, contributing to the country’s poor economy. The situation deteriorated further forcing Japan to seek for other ways to uplift it from the backdrop position. Japan invaded Manchuria in China and kept the emperor but changed its name to Manchukuo as they named it a new state. The act was condemned by the League of Nations, which enraged Japan forcing them to withdraw their membership within the treaty. The Sino-Japanese war officially broke out in 1937 with the Japanese occupying the Chinese coast. During the post WWI period, military nationalists gained power as they considered aggressive nationalism and territorial expansion to be the best mechanisms from the economic constraints. Japan chose to develop as a colonial empire by conquering other states than relying on foreign imports. The activities of Japan on the violation of treaties paved way for imperialists like Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, who monitored the Japanese activities and realized that they did not experience repercussions from their defection …show more content…

In 1937, in his speech directed to the voters, he stipulated the intentions of leaders from countries to defect from treaties “Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas”. The context of his quote posited the reformist idealism that was growing prevalent within many countries. Stalin chose to fight for the communism and was opposed the propositions of capitalism. Such ideologies from USSR influenced the Japanese ideology on the ability to restore their economic power. “When we hung the capitalists they will sell us the ropes we use”. Such quotes from Stalin influenced Japan considering that the two countries had conflict of interest in Chinese territories like Kyakhta, which Russia had claimed among the newfound

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