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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic crisis
historical event
cause Japanese dissatisfaction with League of Nations resolutions
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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Yosuke Matsuoka notableWork Japanese withdrawal from the League of Nations