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Social Changes in 1920's. Assess the extent to which Japanese foreign policy
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Assess the extent to which Japanese foreign policy led to the Pacific war
Japans foreign policy was initially a response to western intimidation however it soon took on its own imperialistic traits that were backed heavily by new found nationalism. It was this nationalism that altered the balance of Japanese foreign policy and triggered the start of the Pacific War. It was this in conjunction with the instilled military dominance of political Japan and the string of disappointing foreign policy set backs that led to their adoption of more aggressive foreign measures, which can consequently be considered as a primary driving force on the road to the Pacific war.
When assessing the role of Japans foreign policy in the led up to the Pacific war one needs to look back and the birth of Japanese imperialism and the start of foreign policy its self. Japan saw the need to modernize after Commodore Perry and his imposing naval fleet broke down Japans isolationist wall in 1853, they also feared the fate of China which had been divided into western ‘spheres of interest’. It was these early events that opened up Japanese foreign policy which consequently set in place effective industrialization strategies that contributed to Japans modernization. This successful ‘catch up’ to the Western powers was manifested in expansionalist policies being played out through their own foreign strategies. The first target was Korea, a tributary state of China at the time. This resulted in the first Sino- Japanese war in 1894 and entrance of Japan as a major military force. The treaty of Shimonoseki was signed in the aftermath; Japan claimed numerous Chinese territories including Korea, Taiwan, Ryuknu islands and southern Manchuria, the Japanese empire was born. With the birth of this empire came increasing tensions with Russia and international recognition in the form of the Anglo- Japanese treaty. The treaty was made between Britain, France and Japan and...
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