Bazile, Joshua World History AP Period 3 March 31, 2009 Mr. Marshall East Asia, 1931 – 1945 Bazile, Joshua World History AP Period 3 March 31, 2009 Mr. Marshall Chinese Government leader Chiang Kai-Shek http://www.cksinfo.com/clipart/people/famouspeople/political/Chiang-Kai-Shek.png

East Asia, 1931 – 1945 Map (http://www.c-ref.de/gallery/albums/maps/historical/Japanese_Occupation_1940re2.jpg)

Long-Term/Short-term Effects The major conflict of the Sino-Japanese War that lasted from 1937 to 1945 eventually was a factor that contributed to the cause of WWII. (Armstrong 250) Another long-term effect was the long march that the communists endured that led to the belief of Chiang Kai-Shek, the Chinese political leader, that communists must be expelled. This belief eventually led to the Sino-Japanese war. (Bulliet 777) A short term effect was the Manchurian incident of 1931 in which a Japanese railroad in Manchuria was blown up (which was most likely staged). This gave the Japanese the ability to take over Manchuria as a colony and rename it Manchukuo. (Bulliet 776) Ultra nationalism was also another short term effect that led to the Sino-Japanese war because ultranationalists resented foreign nations and believed Japan could only be salvaged by becoming an empire. (Andrea 400) Sino-Japanese war http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Battle_of_Pyongyang_by_Mizuno_To.jpg

S.P.R.I.T.E. Categories SPRITE SOCIAL - Several classes of people were present in East Asian society and all of these were aligning themselves with the communist party in China which had been formed in 1921. This party was mostly gaining support from the peasantry and low class. (Bulliet 776) POLITICAL – China during this time had a man named Chiang Kia-Shek as the head of their political body who was attempting to rid China of communists. (Bulliet 776) RELIGIOUS – China and East Asia in general had no giant revolutionary changes in their religions and the indigenous religions remained in power and belief. INTELLECTUAL – Communists ideals were beginning to manifest in East Asia and Mao Zedong, the successor to Sun Yat Sen, led the Communist Party in China. (Spodek 682) TECHNOLOGY – Technological innovations also remained constant and there were no major breakthroughs in technologies besides new weapon technologies including machine guns and weapons of mass destruction. ECONOMIC – Japan suffered greatly from the depression and had lost its demands in silk and rice within the early 1930s. (Bulliet 776) Also, taxes were implemented on farmers that caused severe inflation during the war that weakened the Japanese economy. (Bulliet 779) Chinese Communists’ Long March http://www.marxists.org/subject/china/mao_and_friends.jpg

Change Over Time/Connections One of the major changes over time that occurred in East Asia during this time period was that women were allowed more rights in the communist party of Mao Zedong as they were allowed to vote but they still weren’t allowed to move to high rank positions. (Spodek 684) Another change over time that occurred in the beginning to mid 1930s was that the Guomindang was beginning to gain more power and influence in China. (Bulliet 776) The annexation of Manchuria and the creation of several railroads led to increased Japanese presence in Manchuria and this was an important change over time. Also, we can see the connections between Hitler and Zedong as each led the spread of their communist ideals in their own country, Germany with Hitler and China with Zedong. (Bulliet 777) A major continuity however during this time period was the growth of the Chinese communist party that begun in 1921 and has been growing since then. Chinese Communist Leader Mao Zedong http://www.zhongnanhaiblog.com/web/content_images/7/Mao%20Zedong.jpg

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