Yōsuke Matsuoka

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1. When was Yōsuke Matsuoka born?March 4, 1880
2. When did Yōsuke Matsuoka die?June 27, 1946
3. Who was Yōsuke Matsuoka?Yōsuke Matsuoka was a Japanese foreign minister who helped shape Japan's foreign policy in the 1930s and 1940s.
4. Why did Japan leave the League of Nations?He gave a strong speech defending Japan's actions in Manchuria and said the League was unfair, which led Japan to withdraw in 1933.

League of Nations: An intergovernmental organization founded in 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I, aiming to promote international cooperation and achieve world peace.
Tripartite Pact: A treaty signed in Berlin on September 27, 1940, by representatives of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan, forming the Axis powers.
Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact: A non-aggression pact signed between the Soviet Union and Japan on April 13, 1941, intended to prevent conflict and allow both nations to focus on other strategic interests.
Manchukuo: A puppet state established by the Empire of Japan in Manchuria from 1932 to 1945, following the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.