Jappanese Aggression (Japan 1904-1937)

In the 1930s, why did aggression directed at China by Japan slow down temporarily?

• Japan's economic boom

• Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations

• Japanese military resistance

• International disputes over China

What prevented the Japanese army from engaging in a full-scale war in China during the late 1930s?

• Lack of military support

• Government's opposition to military expansion

• Intervention by other world powers

• Government focus on the growing influence of Communism

What was the main priority for the Japanese army in the occupied Chinese territory?

• Promotion of pan-Africanism

• To annoy Russia

• Su

• Economic exploitation

Why did the Japanese government focus on winning over nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek?

• To form a military alliance against other Asian nations

• To resist the spread of Communism in China

• • To establish trade agreements with China

• To gain support for Japanese territorial expansion from the Cinese Communist Party

Despite Chiang Kai-Shek's agreeability, what forced him to ignore the provocations of the Kwantung Army?

• Threats of Japanese military intervention and a desire for peace

• Economic sanctions

• Desire for conflict with Japan

• Maintaining a stable relationship with Korea

What concept in Japanese society is crucial to understanding the complex relationship between the government and the army?

• Confucianism

• Yamato spirit

• The economy

• Shogunate

What was the main focus of the Imperial Way Faction in the Japanese military?

• Peace with China

• Pan-Asianism and violent overthrow of the political system

• Support of the Governemnt

• A way for the Zaibatsu to exert infffluence over the military

How did the Kodoha differ from the Imperial Way Faction in their approach to achieving their goals?

• They focused on economic strategies.

• They followed the leadership of the Zaibatsu

• They wanted to use the democratic government system

• They followed the code of bushido.

What was the primary belief of the Imperial Way Faction regarding the Japanese soldiers' advantage in combat?

• Yamato spirit

• Tactical advantage
• Support from the government

• Technological superiority

What did the development of the 'heart and mind' of the Japanese soldier focus on?

• Western values and culture

• Support to choose their political allegiance

• Modernisation

• Traditional values, culture, and traits of the Japanese