Across
- 2. A policy where a nation extends its power and influence over other countries through military, political, or economic control.
- 6. Belief that a strong military is essential to national strength and prestige.
- 8. International body created after WWI dedicated to maintaining world peace, Japan was a founding member in 1920 until it stormed out of an assembly in 1933 over criticism it received over its imperialism in Manchuria.
- 11. 'Kyokujitsu-ki',Flag adopted by the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy, came to be associated with militarism
- 12. Peninsula in southern Manchuria that Japan gained under the Treaty of Shimonoseki before being forced to return it.
- 13. Sacred Mountain, active volcano, became a national symbol of Japan from mid-1800s.
- 14. Japanese proposal at the Paris Peace Conference that was supported by a majority of delegates but ultimately failed because key Western powers opposed it.
- 15. Resource-rich region of northeastern China that became increasingly important to Japanese economic and strategic planning.
- 16. Chinese territory formerly controlled by Germany that Japan expected to retain after the First World War, leading to anger and protests in China.
- 17. Location of the peace negotiations mediated by Theodore Roosevelt that formally ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.
Down
- 1. Ice-free naval base whose capture demonstrated Japan's military effectiveness during the Russo-Japanese War.
- 3. Japan conducted a surpirse attack on this naval base on 7 December 1941
- 4. PERIL Racist belief popular in some Western countries that the growing strength of East Asian peoples threatened Western civilisation.
- 5. Japan faced a dangerous shortage of this crucial industrial resource by 1941 causing it to reconsider its imperialist strategy.
- 7. A strong sense of shared common identify and culture within a nation along with pride, loyalty, and devotion.
- 9. Alliance signed in 1902 that provided diplomatic recognition of Japan as a major power and helped counter Russian influence in East Asia.
- 10. Agreements imposed on Asian countries that granted foreign powers legal and economic privileges not enjoyed by local citizens.
