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7. What role did they play in WWII?- Japan entered the war with limited aims. They lacked natural resources. Wanted to secure the resources of Southeast Asia. Wanted to establish a “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere”. In 1941 Japan started to take its reign over Eastern Asia. Japan wanted to destroy American powers in the pacific. First, its navy would neutralize the American navy with an attack on Pearl Harbor Would then attack the US Far East Air Force in the Philippines. Would then take control of Malaya, the Netherlands indies, the Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, The Gilbert Islands, Thailand, and Burma. In 1931 Japan seized Manchuria. Then they began a war against China in 1937. FDR shut off all trade to Japan. Japanese started to look southward for raw materials and strategic resources. Instead of expanding trade, They wanted to expand their empire.
8. Who were their allies in WWII?- The tripartite pact was signed by Japan, Germany, and Italy and established the axis powers during WWII. These three agreed that for the next ten years they would stand by and co-operate. Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Manchukuo also joined.
9. How did WWII impact/effect the country?- They were severely damaged and had a severe shortage of food. They had to have allied powers to keep them from starting a war again. The United States was mainly in charge of this. They lost all the territory they got after 1894. Kurile islands were occupied by the Soviet Union. The Ryukyu Islands were controlled by the USA. War crime trials were held to dole out consequences. 500 military officers committed suicide. The emperor lost all political and military power. Japan was forbidden to ever lead a war again or to maintain an army. Atomic bombs caused severe burns and blindness. Most people close to explosion died. Smalll symptoms were headaches and nausea. After effects were cancers and keloids. The death count reached 140,000. Both citied were virtually destroyed. Debris fell for over an hour.
Soviet Union- Zach
1. How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?- Sovieet Union only lost land as a result of this treaty. A more notable treaty was the Brest-Litovsk Treaty. Peace treaty signed between the Soviet Russian and the Central Powers.
2. What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?- In 1917, Vladimir Lenin, started a single party dictatorship under the Bolsheviks. Soviet Union became a member of the League of Nations in 1935. They were not allowed to join because of radical policies of their communist government.
3. How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?- When Lenin died in 1924, Stalin rose to power.
4. How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?-
Command economy, replacing New Economic Policy. Regain Russia’s land that was lost in WWI. Signed the Non aggression a Pact with Hitler to give him more time to build up his army. Modernize thee economy, build strong military, spread ideas of communism, increase food supply, increase raw material production.
5. What were the goals of the leader?-
6. What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?-
7. What role did they play in WWII?- It was at war with Germany and the Axis Powers. Signed non aggression pact with Germany which split up Poland in 1939. Over 90,000 German troops at Stalingrad surrendered to the soviets on January 31’st 1943.
8. Who were their allies in WWII?-
9. How did WWII impact/effect the country?- Lost over twenty million people, many civilians. Armies remained powerful though. Expanded its borders because they defeated Germany, Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Romania.
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