As these agreements were presided upon by the democratic government, they were seen as weak. The democratic government was seen as having Japan and being too in handling relations with the West. This ‘betrayed’ ‘soft’ gave the military faction a cause to rally discontented Japanese who were already unhappy with the government for having been unable to solve their economic problems. b. effects of militarism on the Japanese people were bad.” How far do “The you agree? Explain your answer. [13m] Effects of Militarism on the Japanese people: Providing work Controlling the workers Controlling the opposition Controlling education Good Effects Bad Effects Providing Work Providing Work Employed people by Women who were expanding building working lived in special programmes generating flats so that they could much needed jobs and be monitored and helping Japan recover controlled economically from the Great Depression. Controlling Workers trade unions were One year of military not banned, various service which took workers’ groups were young men off provided but they did not unemployment for one solve the workers’ year. problems, they only worked towards Women were given the them and opportunity to work turning them into adding much needed obedient workers willing to work for the common workforce to the good of the country. economy and helping Japan recover Controlling the Opposition economically from the Peace Preservation Law Great Depression. allowed the government Controlling Education to arrest and imprison Japanese children were people who were a danger to the given 6 years of government or who were compulsory free schooling allowing the critical of the
As these agreements were presided upon by the democratic government, they were seen as weak. The democratic government was seen as having ‘betrayed’ Japan and being too ‘soft’ in handling relations with the West. This gave the military faction a cause to rally discontented Japanese who were already unhappy with the government for having been unable to solve their economic problems. b. “The effects of militarism on the Japanese people were bad.” How far do you agree? Explain your answer. [13m] Effects of Militarism on the Japanese people: Providing work Controlling the workers Controlling the opposition Controlling education Good Effects Bad Effects Providing Work Employed people by expanding building programmes generating much needed jobs and helping Japan recover economically from the Great Depression. One year of military service which took young men off unemployment for one year. Women were given the opportunity to work adding much needed workforce to the economy and helping Japan recover economically from the Great Depression. Controlling Education Japanese children were given 6 years of compulsory free schooling allowing the Providing Work Women who were working lived in special flats so that they could be monitored and controlled Controlling Workers trade unions were not banned, various workers’ groups were provided but they did not solve the workers’ problems, they only worked towards them and turning them into obedient workers willing to work for the common good of the country. Controlling the Opposition Peace Preservation Law allowed the government to arrest and imprison people who were a danger to the government or who were critical of the