Abstract:

"The airplane was a major factor in shrinking the globe; it also brought Japan into close focus, where the conflict between old and new remained unresolved. The economic problems that afflicted other parts of the world in this case led to the resurgence of militarism and the attack on Chinese Manchuria. The so-called Manchurian Incident strengthened the Japanese military as well as the Japanese economy, which now had both a source of raw materials and a market for Japanese goods."