WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The notion that expansion through military conquest would solve Japan’s economic problems gained currency during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was argued that the rapid growth of Japan’s population-which stood at close to 65 million in 1930-necessitated large food imports.

Detailed explanation-2: -Japan becomes world power through victories in Sino-Japanese (1895) and Russo-Japanese (1904-05) wars. Korea annexed (1910-45). TAISHO [1912-1926] Japan expands economic base within Asia and the Pacific. Prospering businessmen support Liberal party government, broadening political participation.

Detailed explanation-3: -That year Japan took its first step toward building a Japanese empire in eastern Asia by invading Manchuria, a fertile, resource-rich province in northern China.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rise of militarism The early Meiji government viewed Japan as threatened by western imperialism, and one of the prime motivations for the Fukoku Kyohei policy was to strengthen Japan’s economic and industrial foundations, so that a strong military could be built to defend Japan against outside powers.

Detailed explanation-5: -After signing the San Francisco Peace Treaty with the Allied Powers in 1951, Japan once again became an officially independent nation in 1952, and was granted membership in the United Nations in 1956.