HUNGER FOR POWER
JAPAN'S NEW MILITARY
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THE MAIN POINT
after world war I japan was furious that it's needs was neglected in the versaille treaty. Angered by the fact that the west underrated Japan a belief of proving the world that Japan is not like the rest of asia but a superpower it self. An age of Nationalism raged through the minds of Japanese civilian. under the control of Emperor Hirohito japan entered a time of industrial and military. spending millions of its dollars on its military and building its industries Japan surpassed the manufacturing power of China and adopted a rivalry against Great Britain's control of the far east. A Second Industrial Revolution
Having a strong military doesn't make a country a superpower. Knowing that Japan lacks the industrial power to be a challenge to countries like England, The United States, and Russia. Japan started an industrial revolution that developed so quickly that it seemed as japan was always a industrial power. Surpassing China which was the leading power in asia Japan soon was recognized as a threat in Asia and Far East Great Britain. |