17 févr. 1936 - February Coup
Description:
A group of young military officers attmept a coup to remove what they saw as an obstacle:- It split the military in to two factions:
* Imperial Way Faction (Kodoha): wanted revolution to remove the zaibatsi (family conglomarates), overthrow capitalism, assist poverty in the countryside, and establish a military dictatorship.
*Control faction (Toseiha): saw future war against the west which required cooperation with the bureaucracy (state officials) who governed Japan and the Zaibatsu to ensure Japanese military strength
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
17 févr. 1936
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 89 ans