1920s- In the 1920s Japan became progressively more democratic when i 1925 all men got the right to vote(Women didn’t get the right to vote until 1945). Their interested with the ideal of economic liberalism also grew. Japan tried this economic ideal but they soon became frustrated because of the barriers in their trading set up when the economic depression hit the western nations. (Ignore that it was to protect the western colonial market.) The Japanese did not support the structure of international peace in the League of Nations because they though it was an advantage for the west world. But also because of the fact that the west had anti-asian immigration laws which set a stop for Japanese emigration which lead to a more pan-Asian Japan …show more content…
(The Japanese become more and more isolated and it was made worse because of the political crisis in Japan) When in May 1832 prime minister Inukia Tsuyoshi was murdered by a right-wing extremist the democratic promise ended. The same year, the 18th of September, did the Japanese army invade Manchuria which in the end would lead to the attack of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. 1933 - In 1933 Japan withdrawal from the League of Nation. 1931 Manchurian incident (Japan, puppet government) 1936- The 26 of February 1936 military power suddenly got more influential in Japan and did for a short time occupy the center of Tokyo. The civilian government did however get back on it’s feet again but in 1937 they had to accept the military domination. This manly because of the unrest that embossed the country. Japan become more and more anti-west, successful propaganda. 1937- The same year, (to please ultranationalists), most of Japans democratic freedom was abolished. Emperor Hirohito became the ultimate leader of Japan, many believed him to be sent by the sun godess. (leaving out spreading of nationalism through