Case Study of Militarist Japan: rise and establishment of authoritarian regime：練習題

Why did many people in the Japanese countryside view the military as their true protector compared to the civilian government?

How did international agreements like the London Naval Treaty (1930) contribute to the rise of militarism in Japan?

What was a common source of social tension in rural Japan during the period leading to the rise of militarism?

Under the Meiji Constitution, which structural factor made it difficult for the civilian cabinet to maintain control over the military?

What was a major economic consequence of the Great Depression for Japan in the early 1930s?

Identify one specific economic issue in the 1920s that caused social unrest in the Japanese countryside and weakened the civilian government's authority.

Explain how the Great Depression affected Japanese exports and why this led to increased support for the military.

What violent method was used by ultranationalist groups in Japan during the early 1930s to undermine parliamentary rule and eliminate political opponents?

Japan faced severe economic challenges in the late \( 1920s \) and early \( 1930s \).

(a) Explain how the Great Depression in the USA impacted Japan's silk exports.
(b) Describe the effect of protectionist trade barriers (tariffs) imposed by Western nations on Japanese goods.
(c) Identify one social group in Japan that was most severely affected by the decline in agricultural prices.
(d) How did these economic hardships influence the public's perception of the democratic civilian government?

During the \( 1920s \) and \( 1930s \), political violence played a significant role in the decline of democracy in Japan.

(a) Identify the victim of the May \( 15 \) Incident in \( 1932 \).
(b) Explain the impact of this assassination on the system of 'party cabinets'.
(c) How did the military use assassinations to intimidate civilian politicians?
(d) Why were the trials of the military assassins often seen as a failure of the civilian legal system?