Tumultuous Decade: Empire, Society, and Diplomacy in 1930s Japan - Paperbackby Masato Kimura (Author), Tosh Minohara (Author) The 1930s was a dark period in international affairs. The Great Depression affected the economic and social circumstances of the world's major powers, contributing to armed conflicts such as the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. This volume focuses exclusively on Japan, which witnessed a flurry of progressive activities in this period, activities which served both domestic and international