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Demonstrations

Japan · Government / Government of Japan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1918Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1918

TaishoApril 1918

Government / Government of Japan

Suppresses civil disobedience & labour movements

Matasake TerauchiSeptember 1918

Government / Government of Japan

Forced to resign after demonstrations in the provinces

Hara Kei1918

Government / Government of Japan

A 400% increase in wartime prices causes rural food riots

Taisho1918

Government / Government of Japan

Suppresses civil disobedience & labour movements. Authorizes more than 10,000 arrests & some executions

Matasake Terauchi1918

Government / Government of Japan

Forced to resign after demonstrations in the provinces. A 400% increase in wartime prices causes rural food riots

Names involved

Hara KeiMatasake TerauchiTaisho

Provenance

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