Monday:Start going over Japan and America in WW2
Goals of Japan in WW2-
Be the dominant power in Asia
Revive the Japanese economy from depression
Create the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
It would protect asian countries from western powers.
Areas Controlled by Japan
A Good Chunk of China
Hong Kong
British New Guinea
Phillipines(US)
Indonesia(Dutch East Indies)
North Borneo
Brunei
Singapore
Wake Island(US)
Malaya(UK)
Gilbert and Ellice Island(UK)
Guam(US)
Attacked
Air Raids on Australia
- Broome(Western Australia)
- Darwin(Northern Territory,Australia)
- Newcastle(New South Wales,Australia)
- Sydney(New South Wales,Australia)
British Columbia(Canada)
India
Sri Lanka
Mongolia
United States
- Santa Barbara(California)
- Pearl Harbor(Hawaii)
- Midway IslandFort Stevens(Oregon)
1800s-1900's Japan
Commodore Matthew Perry sailed to Japan in 1854 and forced it to open its ports to Western Nations
- Japan had been extremely isolationist for hundreds of years
- This made Japan realize they needed to become like the West so the West didn't conquer them
First Sino-Japanese War(1894-1895)
- Japan beat China and gained control of Korea and Taiwan
Russo-Japanese War(1904-1905)
- This made Japan the major power in Asia, replacing Russia
Japan fought for the Allies in WWI
- Took over man German colonies and interests in Asia and extended their control in China
- Felt disprespected and the Paris Peace Conference as the "Racial Equality Proposal" they proposed did not pass.
1920's
They Joined the League of Nations
Signed the 4,5 and 9 Power Pacts
4 Power-US,GB,France and Japan would respect other's posessions in the Pacific
5 Power Pact-US, GB, France, Italy, and Japan would limit naval sizei
9 Power Pact-US, GB, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal and China agree to the open door policy and guarantee Chinese independance
Signed the Kellog-Briand Pact
The Great Depression had a huge impact on Japan
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria(1931)
The Japanese invaded to gather resources, and sell products in order to make money with the large population of China itself
Rape of Nanking(1937-38)
A mass killing of Chinese people(300,000)
Mass raping of Chinese women and girls(20,000)
Mass looting and arson
Other Brutalities
Some in Japan have denied that the military killed for no reason
Still causes tension between China and Japan
There was a war crime trial afterward to try Japanese Soldier for participation
Japan killed almost 6,000,000 people including Koreans,Chinese,Indonesians,Phillipinos.
The US
Never Signed the Treaty of Versailles, Didn't join the League of Nations
We were isolationist
We signed the four power pact, five power pact, nine power pact, and the kellog-briand pact.
Neutrality Acts
Designed to Keep the US neutral
In response to keep us out of the war that broke out in the 1930's
They were caused by the desire to be isolationist
Passed to ensure that the US would not become involved in world conflicts.
US has had a very strong history of isolationism, which started with Washington
American First- a commitee that pushed for the US to stay out of foreign affairs, and work on making the us better.
Act of 1935-stop trading with countries at war
Act of 1936-stop loaning money to countries at war
Act of 1937-Cash and Carry System-weapons not included
Panay Incident-December 1937
American Gunboat attack on a river in China by Japan
3 US Troops Killed 45 Injured
Japan Apologized and said it was an accident
Worsened US-Japan Relations.
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