Describe (in 500-700) words, the various ways in which Japan became both more democratic and more repressive during the Taish period, and then the gradual escalation of Japanese militarism and ultranationalism from 1930 to 1945. Make sure you touch upon political, economic, and cultural aspects, the relationship between these, and Japans relations to the outside world. Try to describe this process in a nuanced way.

First, watch the videos and read the book pg 207-234. Then, edit the paper (named ##7) reflecting the feedback and follow the prompt. While editing the paper, make sure to use the note.

Feedback:
No using outside sources at all.

Too much detail about the Taisho emperor and the Kanto earthquake.

Missing mention of:
-The Taisho political crisis
– General Election Law, passed the same year as the Peace Preservation Law
-You don’t really answer the second half of the question: what about the influence of the Great Depression, the Mukden Incident and Japanese control of Manchukuo, domestic ultranationalist societies and the repression of left-wing politics in the early Showa period, the war in China & the Nanjing Massacre, etc?

Prompt: Describe (in 500-700) words, the various ways in which Japan became both more democratic and more repressive during the Taish period, and then the gradual escalation of Japanese militarism and ultranationalism from 1930 to 1945. Make sure you touch upon political, economic, and cultural aspects, the relationship between these, and Japans relations to the outside world. Try to describe this process in a nuanced way.

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