This week: No blog assignment. WWII Quiz Th. or Fri.. 5 Forum posts. Daily blogs.
Blog Dicussion:
Devil's Arithmatic
Diary of Anne Frank
Pearl Harbor
Saving Private Ryan
Japan
- Dictatorship also came to Japan
- not through a political party but the military
History
- rich military tradition
- feudal clans fought each other for dominance in Japan
- The Emperor presided over the Japanese government
- came form divine origin
- descendent of the Sun Goddess
- played minor role in the government
- he was above politics
- shogun had the political power
- ruled in the name of the Emperor
Japanese society
- Landowning clans dominated
- protected by the samurai
- Wealthy merchant class
- Peasants
- most of the people of Japan
Japan was very isolated until 1853 when US Commodore Matthew Perry sailed in to Japan and forced them to open their ports
In the late 1800’s many Japanese were tired of being controlled by foreign countries.
- adopted western ways in hopes to keep Western Powers out of their country
- heavy industry
- modern army
- strong navy
Showed off new power in several wars
- Sino-Japanese War
- 1894-95
- Japan won
- Russo-Japanese War
- 1904-05
- Japan shocked the world by beating Russia
- gained partial control of Manchuria
- World War I
- allied with the US
- gained German Islands in the Pacific after the war
1920’s
- gave all men the right to vote
- signed the 4, 5 and 9 Power Pacts
- joined the League of Nations
- signed the Kellog-Briand Pact
1930’s
- Great Depression changed everything
- people blamed the government for tough times
- military leaders stepped in and took control
- said Japan had to expand in to Asia to help economy
- assassinated political leaders that opposed them
- took away people’s rights
Japanese Military Honor
- fight to the death
- commit suicide rather than surrender
- gekokujo
- open defiance of superior officers by junior officers
- seen as a positive thing
- shows the spirit of the soldier
Appeasement Policy
- "A diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding wat by makin concessions to and aggressor"
- GB and France used this policy throughout the 1930's
- Helped give Japan, Italy and Germany confidence that they would face no consequences for their actions
- Considered to be a huge mistake by historians
Panay Incident- 1937
- Japan attack the us ship and killed a couple of people
- Japan "mistakened:" it for a chinese ship when there was clearly US flag on the ship
- They appoligized
- First major conflict between US and Japan
Anschluss with Austria- 1938
- Anschluss- Union
- Austria was a German speaking country and Hitler was born there so Hitler wanted to combine Germany and Austria
- The leader of Austia asked the people to vote on if they wanted to join or not and most said no but Hitler ended up taking it over
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