Rice Riots of 1918

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
right
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Kobe
gptkb:Osaka
gptkb:Tokyo
gptkb:Kansai_region
gptkb:Toyama_Prefecture
gptkbp:arrested over 25,000
gptkbp:cause sharp rise in rice prices
gptkbp:convictedOf over 8,000
gptkbp:endDate September 1918
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:politics
gptkbp:governmentResponse gptkb:military
police suppression
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rice Riots of 1918
gptkbp:impact increased public awareness of social issues
rise of party cabinets
shift in Japanese politics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national press
gptkbp:notableEvent demonstrations
destruction of property
looting
strikes
attacks on rice merchants
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Terauchi_Masatake
rice merchants
gptkbp:numberOfCases over 600
gptkbp:participants farmers
Japanese citizens
urban workers
gptkbp:precededBy economic instability
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Taisho_Democracy_movement
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_I
economic hardship
inflation in Japan
gptkbp:result gptkb:resignation_of_Terauchi_Masatake_Cabinet
gptkbp:significance largest popular disturbance in prewar Japan
gptkbp:startDate July 1918
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emperor_Taisho
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4