HIST 1708 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Peace Preservation Law, Benshi, Autarky
Document Summary
Japan"s domestic and international politics in the early 20th century two interwoven paths internationalist democracy in the 1920s. Japan as part of the post-wwi internationalist movement. Signs (but diet does not ratify) the geneva conventions, 1929. The allure *and* threat of western-style liberalism woman benshi narrating a silent lm benshi became hugely popular. Authoritarianism and militarism strength of military and domestic police in the modern japanese political system. Aftermath of the great kanto earthquake, sept 1, 1923. Socialist leaders osugi sakae and ito noe, 1921. Passage of the peace preservation law, 1925 (cid:2255)(cid:1158)(cid:1185)(cid:2251)(cid:3663) Shift in social attitudes toward modern culture, esp. terrorist campaigns of intimidation and assassination assassination of hara kei, 1921 shooting of hamaguchi osashi, 1930. The stock market crash of 1929 and the great depression. The economic powers" move toward autarky (economic self-su ciency) based on colonialism. Japan"s quest for autarky via an asian economic sphere.
