Hello, and thank you for listening to a History of World War II podcast, Episode

7, Geego Kujo, Part 2.

Last time, we left off with Prime Minister Okada, surviving in a attempt on his life and

the life of his government in February 1936.

Colonel Koda and his rebels came close, but in the end, a nearly unprecedented action

was taken by Emperor Hirohito and the rebel soldiers were unnerved.

Things quickly started calming down because, frankly, everyone wanted to forget those few

but bloody days.

Also, this time the rebels found that the people were not behind them as they had been on

previous episodes of Geego Kujo.

The people thought that the rebels would get rid of corruption, but believe the soldiers

were themselves corrupted by power.

Everyone wanted to desperately go back to some sort of orderly society, even if they

couldn't remember exactly when that time was.

Unexpectedly, the control group that wanted to conquer all of China was getting support

and watching their popularity rise.

It seems the frustrated masses were confused by their name and assumed the group was

all about the orderly ways sought by the people.

The civilian leaders wanted peace and order as well, so they began by demoting or sacking

members of the imperial way.

Why they chose this group first as opposed to the control group is not known.

Perhaps they were confused by the name like the civilians or that the imperial way was

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