Tuesday:
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
The League of Nations condemned the action but could not enforce its authority as it had no military force
The message sent to aggressive countries was that a major power could get away with using force because Great Britain and France did not want war
Japan dropped out of the League of Nations
China Incident - July 1937
Rape of Nanking - Late 1937 - Early 1938
A mass killing of Chinese people
Mass raping of Chinese women and girls
Mass looting and arson
Some in Japan have denied that the military killed civilians for no reason
Still causes tension between the two countries today
There was a war crimes trial after the war to try Japanese soldiers for participation
Quarantine Speech 1937
Panay Incident - December 1937
American gunboat attacked on river in China by Japan
3 US troops killed, 45 wounded
Japan said it was an accident, apologized and paid US $$
Tripartite Pact is signed
Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact
The USSR and Japan signed an agreement to not fight one another in April, 1941
Japan considered breaking this once Germany (their ally) invaded the USSR in June, 1941, but did not
The USSR broke this treaty when they declared war on Japan in August 9, 1945
Japanese Leaders
Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito
Admiral Yamamoto
Basics of Pearl Harbor Attack
Date: December 7, 1941-Sunday-7:40 AM and 8:50 AM
Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory
War Results 1.) Japanese major victory 2.) U.S. Declaration of War on Japan 3.) Germany and Italy Declare War on the US 4.) U.S. Declares War on Germany and Italy
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