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| Front | What was Great Depression in Japan? |
| Back | It was a severe global economic downturn (1929-1939). It broke out after the Wall Street Crash in USA. Exports in Japan fell drastically. By 1932, the price of silk had fallen to less than one-fifth of what it had been in 1923. Desperate poverty as unemployment rose drastically. This made Manchuria even more important for Japan. 40 countries placed tarrifs on Japan. |
| Front | What were Japan's reasons to enter the First World War |
| Back | 1. To expand its influence in Asia 2. To establish itself as a global, worth of respect power 3. The Anglo-Japanese alliance |
| Front | What was Nine-Power Treaty? |
| Back | (1922) Nine Power Treaty was signed by China, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, UK, USA, Japan and France. This treaty respected Chinese independence, integrity and sovereignty. Japan agreeded to return the German possessions seized during the WW1 |