EAS105H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Communist Party Of China, Washington Naval Conference, Russo-Japanese War
Document Summary
Between 1931 and 1941, the empire of japan launched the first of its expansionist military campaigns, the most significant being the 1931-1932 mukden incident and the. There were a number of different international responses to this aggression. The western european nations, predominantly britain and france, were struggling to cope with the economic effects of the great depression, as well as the rising fascist states of nazi germany and italy. The soviet union (ussr) increasingly despaired of a grand alliance with britain and france in order to limit aggressive foreign policies of germany and japan. The united states of america (us), despite occasional statements, was first more concerned to protect its own interests in. As france and great britain were struggling economically in the 1930s, they were unable to contribute meaningfully to international incidents. Depression from 1929, britain and france were in state of economic tribulations, meaning they had to fend for themselves.
