USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

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When did Japan leave the League

(A) 1930

(B) 1934

(C) 1931

(D) ** 1933

(E) 1932

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The Japanese government rejected the Commission’s findings and withdrew from the League in March 1933.

Concept note-2: -GENEVA, Feb. 24, 1933 (UP)-The Japanese delegation, defying world opinion, withdrew from the League of Nations Assembly today after the assembly had adopted a report blaming Japan for events in Manchuria.

Concept note-3: -Japan had invaded Manchuria on September 19, 1931 and seized control over the country. This was a violation of the rules of the League of Nations, so Japan was officially reprimanded and left the organization.

Concept note-4: -Prime Minister Saitō Makoto of Japan convened a cabinet meeting at which it was decided to withdraw Japan from the League of Nations if a recommendation of the Lytton Report for Japan’s withdrawal from Manchuria was adopted at the League’s next meeting.

Concept note-5: -Japan joined the League of Nations from its outset in 1920 as one of four permanent members of the League Council. Throughout the 1920s, the League was a centerpiece of Japan’s policy to maintain diplomatic accommodation with the Western powers.