Japan 1930's

[mmatt9876]

Japan had signed the Nine Power Treaty at the Washington Naval Conference, promising to allow equal access to the China markets. That didn't last. Japan wanted an empire and China was to their India.

So Japan invaded China in the 1930's in order to establish an empire. Was China their only target or a stepping stone towards world domination?

 

[mathman]

Did the civil war have anything to do with Communism? I believe that China became a Communist country after World War 2.

During the 1930's China was a mess. The Nationalists (Chiang Kai-shek) had control (more or less) of most of the country. There wer warlords who had control of areas in the north. The communists had were based in Shaanxi province. There was fighting among them as Chiang tried to get complete control. The following would help.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Communist_Party_of_China

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

So Japan invaded China in the 1930's in order to establish an empire. Was China their only target or a stepping stone towards world domination?

How big is big enough for empire builders? Anything less than better/bigger than the British Empire would be second rate. There were some monumental egos at work there.

 

[iceaura]

Yes but you are making an assumption. I believe for most of written history, Japan was the aggressor.

Agreed.
But in a few instances, its aggression toward Korea seems to have been based on a fear of Asian powers - Korea being the obvious launchpad, as with the Mongol attempts.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

So Japan invaded China in the 1930's in order to establish an empire. Was China their only target or a stepping stone towards world domination?

Additionally, the "pie in the sky" dream was to add Australia and India to the Empire. Obviously unrealistic, but the dreamers loved the idea.

 

[sideshowbob]

Jackie Chan, Railroad Tigers https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4687848/

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Eh?

 

[mmatt9876]

During the 1930's China was a mess. The Nationalists (Chiang Kai-shek) had control (more or less) of most of the country. There wer warlords who had control of areas in the north. The communists had were based in Shaanxi province. There was fighting among them as Chiang tried to get complete control. The following would help.

What were the Chinese Nationalists political ideas back during the 1930's? What were the Chinese Communists political ideas back during the 1930's?

 

[mmatt9876]

How big is big enough for empire builders? Anything less than better/bigger than the British Empire would be second rate. There were some monumental egos at work there.

I guess that when a country starts a military conquest they sometimes do not know when and where to stop.

 

[mmatt9876]

Additionally, the "pie in the sky" dream was to add Australia and India to the Empire. Obviously unrealistic, but the dreamers loved the idea.

Do you think they could of pulled it off if they did not start a war with the US?