Across
- 2. By 1941, Japan had added French Indochina to its empire to go with Formosa (now called Taiwan), Korea, large areas of China, the southern half of Sakhalin Island, and several small Pacific _____.
- 5. In 1936, Japan withdrew from this treaty it had signed at the Washington Conference. (two words)
- 9. Japan had begun doing this prior to World War I.
- 10. These people estimate that as many as 200,000 women and teenagers were either kidnapped or captured as prisoners of war to serve as comfort women.
- 11. Japanese aggression did this in the decade after World War I.
- 12. Japanese leaders began to believe that expansion through this would solve Japan's economic problems.
- 13. Japan helped form this in 1920. (three words)
- 14. Japan had a mixed history with this and military rule.
- 16. Japanese militarism was combined with the growth of an extreme form of this.
- 17. The continuous efforts of this government and its citizens resulted in an official apology from the Japanese government in 2015.
Down
- 1. The island nation of Japan lacked these, required to fuel its industries. (two words)
- 3. After capturing the city of Nanjing, China, Japanese soldiers went on this six-week rampage. (two words)
- 4. Radical these called for more aggressive military action abroad to acquire territory and raw materials.
- 6. In many of these areas, the Japanese military committed atrocities towards these people.
- 7. Political these made politicians, fearing for their lives, give up more power to the military.
- 8. Japan withdrew from the League of Nations when it opposed how it did this to Manchuria, a substantial portion of Chinese territory further south, and French Indochina. (three words)
- 15. This began to play a greater role in Japanese politics and government.
