March 9-13

Monday- Tuesday: Presentations on Japan

Wednesday- Review

Thursday- Review

Friday- Japan Test

Major events that impacted their country between WWI and WWII.
- Had a different flag
- Emperor Taishio dies
  - His son Hirohito in power
- Assassinated Chinese warlord
- Withdraw troops from china
- Signs London Naval Treaty
  - US, Great Britain, Japan, France, Italy, reduced naval size
- Mukden Incident
  - False bombing against Japanese railroad in Manquiria, China
- Invade China over Mukden Incident
- Leaves League of Nation
  - Wanting more power
- Incidents with US
  - Causing tension
- Kellogg brand pack
  - Outlawed war
Discuss basic facts: alliance, total casualties, total cost, war goals, etc
- Goals:
  - Occupy South Asia, Oceania, China
  - Slave labor from people that they captured
  - More land
  - More resources
- Alliances:
  - Germany
  - Italy
  - Smaller countries
- Casualties:
  - Kamikazes
    - Suicide missions
  - Totally casualties 3 million
    - 2 million military
    - 1 million civilians
  - Told not to surrender, propaganda
- Cost:
  - Overall $54 trillion in claims
  - $40 million in industrial equipment sent to China, Philippines, GB, and Netherlands
  - $3 trillion worth of assets by allies
  - Reparations totaling of $1.2 trillion to Burma, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand
  - US ended interim with Japan
    - Prevent further damage to Japanese economy
Leader(s) during WWII
Hideki Tojo
- Background
  - Born 1884 died 1948
- How they came to power
  - Prime minister
  - Chosen by emperor
- How they lost power
  - Demoted by emperor
  - Executed as war criminal
  - Was hanged
Herhito
- Background
- Came to Power
  - Had control over the use of chemical weapons
- Lost Power
Homefront
- Not well organized
- Gov. paid attention to propaganda
- not enough man power
- Gov. wanted to raise birth rate
  - Millions died
- Bombing caused health issues and made living condition's terrible
Major battle strategies
- China, more resources
- Pearl Harbor, attack and weaken America so wouldn't be strong
- Oceanic Islands, wanted more resources
- Iwo Jima, Okinawa, dug tunnels into islands
Major battles that the country was involved in
- Pearl Harbor
  - Yamamoto, came up plan of pearl harbor
  - "December 7, 1941at date which will live in infamy" - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  - Lots of damage
  - Brought US into the war
- Why did they attack
  - US quit trading
  - Knock US out before in war
- Invasion of Manquiria
  - Resources
- Panay Incident
  - American gunboat attacked on river in China by Japan
    - "Accident"
People/generals from their country in WWII that had a major impact on the war
Why they lost the war
- Attack on pearl harbor
- Bringing america into the war
- Atomic bomb droppings
- Better weapons and vehicles
- Lost to many men
Impact WWII had on the country
- Major cities ruined
  - Atomic bomb
- Lack of resources
Other Information
- Attacked Pearl harbor for trade
- Area controlled by japan:
  - Regions in china
  - Hong Kong
  - Thailand
  - Guam
  - Philippines
  - Indonesia
- Areas attacked but not succeeded:
  - US
  - Australia
  - Canada
  - India
- Mass raping of Chinese women and girls
- Burning buildings
- Still tension between China and Japan today
Quarantine Speech
- Wanted countries to come together and stop war
Backdoor to War conspiracy
- Roosevelt knew the attack on pearl harbor was coming
- December 8, 1941
  - Last date to ever declare war
Bataan death march
- Forced to march from camp to camp
- Lack of resources
Battle of Coral Sea
- Victory of US
Battle of Midway
- Won battle by massive amount
Iwo Jima
- Lost over 7,000 US soldiers
- Famous for flag raise on mt saribachi
Battle of Okinawa
- Japan already controlled
- US took over
Summer 1945
- Operation downfall
- Prep for invasion of Japan
- Estimated over 1 million deaths
Manhattan Project
- Years US spent developing atomic bomb
Enola Gay
- Carried atomic bombs
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
VJ day
- Japan surrendered
  - August/ September 1945
  - End of war
Postsdam Conference
- July 26, 1945
- US, GB, China
- Announced terms for Japans surrenders
- "We will no deviate from them. There are no alternatives."
- Declaration
  - Current gov. of japan dismantled
  - Japan will loose all territory that they gained during war
  - Basically lost everything
  - Gave up weapons and sent home
  - War crimes trial for Japanese leaders
  - Democracy
- US helped build Japan on what they are today

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