Question

When did military rulers take control in Japan?

Answer 1

was an attempted coup d'état inJapan, on May 15, 1932, launched by reactionary elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy, aided by cadets in the Imperial Japanese Army and civilian remnants of the ultra nationalist League of Blood.

Answer 2

During the Great Depression is the right answer.

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the idea of expansion through armed victory grew to solve the political problems of Japan. During this time the army of Japan worked independently from the civilian administration and attacked Manchuria in northern China and then took over important posts in the government inducing a militant, expansionist strategy led by General Tojo.