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After a lengthy political standoff, including Hitler making threats of war, a Nazi lawyer by the name Seyss-Inquart? was appointed first Foreign minister and then Chancellor of Austria. |
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After a lengthy political standoff, including Hitler making threats of war, a Nazi lawyer, [Arthur Seyss-lnquart]?, was appointed first Foreign minister and then Chancellor of Austria. |
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fragmentation and weakness of China combined with a strong Japan who with a militaristic and expansionist ideology. |
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fragmentation and weakness of China combined with a strong Japan who with a militaristic and expansionist ideology. There is no evidence that Japan ever intended to directly administer China or that Japan's actions in China were part of a program of world domination. Rather, Japan's goals in China were strongly influenced by 19th century European colonialism and were to maintain a secure supply of natural resources and to have friendly and pliable governments in China who would be unwilling or unable to act against Japanese interests. |
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In the 1920's, China fragmented into warlordism in which there was no central power. Driven by the belief that Japan's national interest lay in maintaining secure sources of resources, Japan was able gain influence in China by imposing unequal |
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In the 1920's, China fragmented into warlordism in which there was a weak central government, and Japan was able gain influence in China by imposing unequal |
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These action was roundly criticized by the international community and led to Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations. During the 1930's, China and Japan reached a stalemate with Chiang focusing his efforts at eliminating the Communists who Chiang considered to be a more fundamental danger than the Japanese. The influence of [Chinese nationalism]? on |
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Although Japanese actions would not have seemed out of place among European colonial powers in the 19th century, by 1930, notions of Wilsonian self-determination meant that raw military force in support of colonialism was no longer seen as appropriate behavior by the international community. Japanese actions were thereform roundly criticized and led to Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations. During the 1930's, China and Japan reached a stalemate with Chiang focusing his efforts at eliminating the Communists who Chiang considered to be a more fundamental danger than the Japanese. The influence of [Chinese nationalism]? on |
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In 1937, Chiang was kidnapped by Zhang Xue-liang in the [Xian Incident]?. As condition of his release, Chiang promised to united with the Communists and fight the Japanese. Seeing that hostilities with China were immenent, Japan struck first, and in the [Macro Polo incident]?, it manufactured an excuse to attack China. |
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In 1937, Chiang was kidnapped by Zhang Xue-liang in the [Xian Incident]?. As condition of his release, Chiang promised to united with the Communists and fight the Japanese. In response to this, officers of the Kwantung Army without knowledge of the high command in Tokyo decided to manufacture the [Macro Polo incident]? by which they intended and succeed into provoking a conflict between China and Japan. |
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By 1941, Japan had occupied much of north and central China. However, Japan was faced with continued opposition from both the Kuomintang and the Communists. Reports of brutality and atrocities was turning |
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By 1941, Japan had occupied much of north and central China. However, Japan was faced with continued opposition from both the Kuomintang and the Communists. Although Japan was deeply mired in a quamire, it did not undertake or even consider undertaking policies which would help it resolve the situation. Although it created several puppet governments, its policies of brutality toward the Chinese population, of not yielding any real power to the governments, and of support several competing governemnts failed to make any of them a popular alternative to Chiang government. Japan was also unwilling to negotiate directly with Chiang, nor was it willing to attempt to create splits in united front against it, by offering concessions that would make it a more attractive alternative than Chiang's government. Instead, Japan's reaction to its situation was to turn to increasingly more brutal and depraved actions in the hope that sheer terror would break the will of the Chinese population. This, however, had the effect of was turning |
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