Feb. 26th - Mar. 2nd

[6Hannah]

Monday
• 2nd part of the test
Tuesday
• Starting with WW2
• Talking about upcoming projects
• Watch a movie and summarize it on Monday
Wednesday
• Japan in WW2
o Map of the pacific and adjacent theaters 1942
• Areas controlled by Japan during WW2
o Several regions in China
o French Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos)
o Hong Kong
o Thailand
o British New Guinea
o Philippines
o Guam
o Dutch East Indies
o Portuguese Timor
o Maya (UK)
o Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India)
o Straits Settlements (Singapore)
o Kingdom of Sarawak (UK)
o Brunei (UK)
o North Borneo (UK)
o Nauru
o Wake Island (USA)
o Gilbert and Ellice Island
• Areas attacked but not conquered
o Air raids on Australia
 Broome (Western Australia)
 Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)
o British Colombia (Canada)
o Kohima and Manipur (India)
o Colombo and Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)
o Dornod (Khalkhin Gol, Mongolia)
o United States
 Santa Barbara (California)
 Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
 Midway Atoll
 Fort Stevens (Oregon)
• Japan in the 1920’2
o Joined the League of Nations
o Signed the 4,5 and 9 Power Pacts
 4 Power Pact-US, GB, France and Japan would respect each other’s possessions in the Pacific
 5 Power Pact-US, GB, France, Italy and Japan would limit naval size
 9 Power Pact-US, GB, France, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal and China agree to the Open-Door Policy and guarantee Chinese independence
o Signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact
• Map of the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria, 1931
• Several cartoons
• Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Thursday
• Discussion the project
• Repetition of yesterday
• Map about Japan Invades Manchuria, 1931
• Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
o The League of Nations condemned the action but could not enforce its authority as it had no military force
• Map of the China Incident- July 1937
• Rape of Nanking- Late 1937- Early 1938
o A mass killing of Chinese people (up to 300,000)
o Mass raping of Chinese women and girls
o Mass looting and arson
o Some in Japan have denied that the military killed civilians for no reason
o Still causes tension between the two countries today
o There was a war crimes trial after the war to try Japanese soldiers for participation
o Overall, throughout WW2, Japan killed almost 6,000,000 people-Chinese, Indonesians, Koreans, Filipinos, Indochinese, Western prisoners of war, etc.
• Cartoon showing the brutality of Japanese
• Quarantine Speech- 1937
• Panay Incident- December 1937
o American gunboat attacked on river in China by Japan
o 3 US troops killed, 45 wounded
o Japan said it was an accident, apologized and paid US $$
o Worsened US- Japanese relations
• Tripartite Pact is signed forming Axis Powers- 1940
• Main Powers/ Axis Powers
o Germany
o Italy
o Japan
• Other powers
o Albania
o Bulgaria
o Finland
o Romania
o Thailand
o Hungary
• Cartoon
• Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact
o The USSR and Japan signed an agreement to not fight one another in April 1941
o Japan considered breaking this once Germany (their ally) invaded the USSR in June 1941, but did not
o The USSR broke this treaty when they declared war on Japan in August 9, 1945
• The Road to Pearl Harbor
• Japanese Leaders
o Hideki Tojo
o Emperor Hirohito
• Admiral Yamamoto
Friday
• Basics of Pearl Harbor Attack
o Date: December 7, 1941-Sunday-1:40 AM and 8:50 AM
o Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory
o War Results:
 1.) Japanese major victory
 2.) U.S. Declaration of War on Japan
 3.) Germany and Italy declare War on the U.S.
 4.) U.S. declares War on Germany and Italy
o Battle Results:
 1.) All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk
 2.) Three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft ship and one minelayer ship were sank or damaged
 3.) 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed
o Deaths/Casualties:
 1.) 2,402 killed
• Map of the Japanese strategy
• Pictures of Pearl Harbor
• USS Arizona Memorial
o The Names of the Arizona’s dead are engraved
• Pearl Harbor Propaganda
• Remember Pearl Harbor
o One of the most patriotic songs during World War 2
o Was played at family and religious gatherings throughout the country
• Cartoon
• Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
• Backdoor to War Conspiracy