Manchuria 1931 Simulation

Japanese Infantry on the Manchurian Plains.

Manchuria 1931 Simulation - Part 1• Don’t show anyone your folded sheet of paper!• Divide into 2 groups: ½ the class will take the role of the President of

the USA and ½ the class will take the role of Prime Minister of Britain.

Newsflash 18 Sept. 1931

“Sources report that Chinese terrorists have bombed of a railway line near Mukden owned by the Japanese South Manchuria Railway Company. This morning Japanese troops crossed into Manchuria in force with seemingly well equipped troops. Those troops have now taken up position in towns along the railway; this is clearly against the League of Nations charter.”

Manchuria Simulation - Part 2

• Read the appropriate handout sheet• Decide for yourself what your response will be. Write down your

justification/reasoning:

Option A: oppose the Japanese with military forceOR

Option B: accept that Japanese troops may stay in the Manchuria

Manchuria Simulation - Part 3

• What actually was the military balance?• We can get some idea from the LoN annual statistics on military

expenditure.• When asked, stand up and show the class how many of each card you

have.