HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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was dismantled by the terms of the Versailles Treaty
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outlawed the constitutional monarchy and replaced the emperor
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oversaw the establishment of several diverse political parties
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reasserted its power and began aggressive military expansion
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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: -In the wake of World War I, Japan shifted its foreign policy stance, particularly with regard to China, turning away from imperialism and seeking to act in concert with the other great powers. Historian Sakurai Ryōju explains the events and thinking behind this shift.
Detailed explanation-3: -Origins. Japanese expansion in East Asia began in 1931 with the invasion of Manchuria and continued in 1937 with a brutal attack on China.
Detailed explanation-4: -While the United States and Japan jockeyed peaceably for influence in eastern Asia for many years, the situation changed in 1931. 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.