oct 24, 1929 - Great Depression

Description:

Economic disaster,
breakdown of international trade
(Jap economy reliant on its silk industry exports),
major unemployment (3 Mil),
causes major unrest,
growing dissatisfaction w/ liberalism and internationalism,
popular opinion moves towards supporting nationalism, expansionism, anti-westernism, Emperor worship and belief in Jap supremacy and destiny to rule over Asia

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