Militares obtubieron el control

Militarists Take Control of Japan
When the Great Depression stuck in 1929, many japaneses blamed the government. Military leaders gained support and soon won control of the contry. They wanted torestore traditional contro of the government to the military. Instead of a forceful leader like Mussolini or Hitler, the militarists made the emperor the symbol of the state power. They wanted to solvecountry´s economic problems through foreign expansion.
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japanese businesses had invested heavily in china´s northeast province, Manchuria, an area rich on coal. In 1931, theJapanese army seized Manchuria, despite objections from Japanese parliament. Japanese attack on Manchuria was the first direct challenge to the league of nations.
Japan Invades China
Japanese forcesswept into northern China. Despite having million soldiers, China´s army was no match for better equipped and trained Japanese. Japanese troops killed tens of thousands of captured soldiers andcivilians in Nanjing.

Militarists Take Control of Japan
When the Great Depression stuck in 1929, many japaneses blamed the government. Military leaders gained support and soon won control of thecontry. They wanted to restore traditional contro of the government to the military. Instead of a forceful leader like Mussolini or Hitler, the militarists made the emperor the symbol of the state power.They wanted to solve country´s economic problems through foreign expansion.
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japanese businesses had invested heavily in china´s northeast province, Manchuria, an area rich oncoal. In 1931, the Japanese army seized Manchuria, despite objections from Japanese parliament. Japanese attack on Manchuria was the first direct challenge to the league of nations.
Japan InvadesChina
Japanese forces swept into northern China. Despite having million soldiers, China´s army was no match for better equipped and trained Japanese. Japanese troops killed tens of thousands of...