Japanese withdrawal from the League of Nations
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The Japanese withdrawal from the League of Nations was a pivotal 1933 diplomatic break in which Japan left the intergovernmental organization after criticism of its actions in Manchuria, signaling rising militarism and undermining collective security in the interwar period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese withdrawal from the League of Nations canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic crisis
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| cause |
Japanese dissatisfaction with League of Nations resolutions
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Lytton Commission report NERFINISHED ⓘ condemnation of the creation of Manchukuo ⓘ criticism of Japanese actions in Manchuria ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
assertive nationalism
ⓘ
pivotal diplomatic break ⓘ rejection of multilateral constraints ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| date | 1933-03-27 ⓘ |
| decade | 1930s ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Second Sino-Japanese War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II in the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ further Japanese expansion in East Asia ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Japanese diplomatic isolation from Western powers
ⓘ
encouragement of revisionist powers ⓘ erosion of confidence in international organizations ⓘ rise of Japanese militarism ⓘ undermining of the League of Nations authority ⓘ weakening of collective security ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early sign of the breakdown of the interwar international order
ⓘ
milestone in the decline of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| location |
Geneva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
diplomatic history of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
history of Japanese militarism ⓘ history of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| period | interwar period ⓘ |
| reason |
assertion of Japanese national sovereignty
ⓘ
refusal to accept League interference in Manchurian policy ⓘ rejection of League of Nations report on Manchuria ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lytton Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Mukden Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ establishment of Manchukuo ⓘ failure of collective security ⓘ withdrawal of Germany from the League of Nations ⓘ withdrawal of Italy from the League of Nations ⓘ |
| year | 1933 ⓘ |
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