48英語で説明したい日本1五・一五事件

(The May 15 Incident)

The May 15 Incident

(The May 15 Incident was a rebellion that occurred in Japan on May 15, 1932.)

The May 15 Incident was a rebellion that occurred in Japan on May 15, 1932.

(Armed army and navy young officers burst into the Prime Minister's official residence)

Armed army and navy young officers burst into the Prime Minister's official residence

(and assassinated Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai.)

and assassinated Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai.

(The background of this incident was the impoverishment)

The background of this incident was the impoverishment

(of the lives of the Japanese people from the Great Depression.)

of the lives of the Japanese people from the Great Depression.

(And, the London Naval Treaty was signed, and the navy was dissatisfied)

And, the London Naval Treaty was signed, and the navy was dissatisfied

(with the government's arbitrary decision to reduce its armaments.)

with the government's arbitrary decision to reduce its armaments.

(Under these circumstances, Shumei Okawa and others advocated a national restructuring movement,)

Under these circumstances, Shumei Okawa and others advocated a national restructuring movement,

(and young officers began to commit multiple terrorist attacks.)

and young officers began to commit multiple terrorist attacks.

(The national restructuring movement was a movement that tried to build a completely new political system)

The national restructuring movement was a movement that tried to build a completely new political system

(centered on the military by removing the rich and political parties that were the cause of bad politics.)

centered on the military by removing the rich and political parties that were the cause of bad politics.

(The May 15th Incident led to the formation of a national unity cabinet with Admiral Minoru Saito)

The May 15th Incident led to the formation of a national unity cabinet with Admiral Minoru Saito

(as prime minister, marking the end of the political party cabinet.)

as prime minister, marking the end of the political party cabinet.

(The political party system, in which the prime minister was chosen from the political party)

The political party system, in which the prime minister was chosen from the political party

(that won the majority in the parliament for eight years,)

that won the majority in the parliament for eight years,

(ceased to exist until the end of the Pacific War, and Japan began to move toward militarism.)

ceased to exist until the end of the Pacific War, and Japan began to move toward militarism.