What war led up to the Nanking Massacre and began in 1937?
The Sino-Japanese war
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What happened at the Nanking Massacre
Imperialist Japanese soliders massacred civilians and combatants and committed many other crimes against the people of Nanjing
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Who did Japan think should control Manchuria? Why?
Japan should control Manchuria. This would give Japan more natural resources and more land for their people to move to.
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What was it called when the US decided to stop trading with Japan?
Embargo
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Who was the militarist Prime Minister of Japan?
Tanaka
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How did the Embargo impact Japan?
It made their economy suffer AND it made their need to expand go up
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Why did Japan's economy grow so much between 1910-1920?
European nations couldn't provide materials because of WW1 so domestic companies stepped in and filled their shoes
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Why was the military so popular in Japan?
They were taught from a young age that war could purify themself and the nation AND/OR When the Great Depression struck America it negatively impacted Japan
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Has Japan always been an open country that trades with other nations?
No, in 1853 the US forced Japan to open its borders which allowed it to grow and industrialize