WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Depression affected Japan by a great amount, and led to a rise in militarism. As Japan exported luxury goods, such as silks, to other countries such as America which, because they were now affected by the depression, could not afford them anymore.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Ultimately, Japanese imperialism was encouraged by industrialization which pressured for oversea expansion and the opening of foreign markets, as well as by domestic politics and international prestige.

Detailed explanation-4: -Expansionist societies: The growth of nationalism coupled with Militarism resulted in the emergence of expansionist societies, which by means of propaganda, spread expansionist doctrines in Japan. These had come into being specially after the ‘Triple Intervention’, which had throttled Japan’s urge to expand.