Japanese
- Japan invades Manchuria to get resources and sell goods
- Saw it as a base to attack into China
- They do move a long way through China
- China is still mad about Japan's invasion
- Killed about 6,000,000 overall throughout the war
Rape of Nanking
- Nanking was completely flattened
- Capitol of China
- Mass killing of up to 300,000
- 20,000 women/girls raped
- Mass looting and arson
- Horrific and attrocious acts commited
Emperor Hirohito
- Ultimate leader of Japan
- Ruled until death in '89
- The emperor was seen as a god figure in older times
- Hirohito did say it was ok to attack Pearl Harbor
- Hirohito was bargained that he could stay emperor if he admitted he wasn't a god, and surrendered
- The first time the emperor ever spoke to anybody
- He's a figurehead now and doesn't have too much power
- Elected reps now
- Not put to death because the US didn't want them turning to communism
Hideki Tojo
- Became leader just before Pearl Harbor Attack
- He was forced out when Japan started losing
- He never had as much power as Hitler or Stalin
- Ruled in the name of the Emperor
- Supported Axis alliance and expansion
- Tried to diplomatically talk to US, but we wouldn't listen
- Forced out in July, 1944
US in WWII
- Iwo Jima flag raising
- Rosy the River
- Allied Powers
- US
- VERY VERY important country in WWII
- Britain
- France
- Fought on a little bit
- Russia/USSR
- China
- Was manpower
- ^Big 5
- Brazil
- Many Latin American countries
- India was important
- Australia was important, we were based there in Asian campaign
- US
After WWI
- US never signed ToV
- Congress wouldn't allow it
Neutrality Acts
- Progressed from 1935 to 1939
- They started with no trade/loan policies
- Progressed into they buy and deliver
- Then we let them buy with our delivery
Lend and Lease
- They borrow, they return after
- If broken, they still had to replace
Atlantic Charter
- What US wanted in post-war Earth
The Road to Pearl Harbor
- Dec 7, 41
Admiral Yamamoto
- They had to cross the Pacific in secret
- Could not be found out
- Japan only had the one pacific navy
- Ours was slightly smaller because of the theater split
- They wanted to destroy the base
- The admiral knew that Japan couldn't beat the US but that if they do attack, they have to knock us out of the war early
- Dec. 7, 1941 - Date at attack
- Attacks at 7:40 AM, and 8:50 AM
- They canceled a third one so that they could get home quickly
- Japan major victory
- US declares war on Japan
- Germany and Italy declare war on us
- We declare war on them
- All eight were damaged, with only four being sunk
- Threes of many other were damaged
- 2400 killed, 1300 wounded
- It didn't knock us out of the war
- All of our carriers were out to sea
- Japan attacked our closely packed boats
- We were concerned about the Japanese sabotaging our boats
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