Monday - Test Day
Tuesday - Discussed Projects (Movie, Weapons, Group)
Wednesday -
Areas controlled in Japan during World War ll - Several regions in China, French Indochina, Hong Kong, Thailand, British New Guinea, Philippines, Guam, Dutch East Indies,Potuguse Timor, Malaya, India, Singapore, UK- North Borneo, Brunei, Kingdom of Sarawak, Wake Island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Christmas Island, Attu and Kiska Islands
Japan wanted to attack the US to get us out of the war before we were in the war
Japan in the 1920's
- Joined the League of Nations
- Signed the 4,5 and 9 Power Pacts
- 4 Power Pact - US, GB, France and Japan would respect eachothers 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, Potugal and China agree to the Open Door Policy and guarantee Chinese independence
- Signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria - 1931
Thursday - 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 shortly after invasion
Rape of Nanking-Late 1937 - Early 1938 ....A mass killing of Chinese people (300,000), 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 2 countries today, There was a war crimes trial after the war to try Japanese soldiers for participation, Overall, throughout WWll, Japan killed almost 6,000,000 people - Chinese, Indonesians, Koreans, Filipinos, Indochinese, Western prisoners of war, etc.
Quarantine Speech - The peaceful nations should come together
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, apoligized and paid US $$, Worsened US-Japanese relations
Tripartite Pact is signed forming Axis Powers (1940)
Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan Others: Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Thailand, Hungary
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
December 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor
Japanese Leaders - Hideki Tojo and Emperor Hirohito
Admiral Yamamoto - Came up with the Pearl Harbor plan but then said it shouldn't happen
Friday - Date: December 7, 1941-Sunday-7:40 AM and 8:50 AM
Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory
War Results: Japanese major victory, U.S Declaration of War on Japan, Germany and Italy declare War on the U.S, U.S Declares War on Germany and Italy
Battle Results: All eight U.S Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk, Three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft ship and one minelayer ship were sank or damged, 188 U.S aircraft were destroyed
Deaths: 2,402 killed, 1,282 wounded
Backdoor to War Conspiracy - A lot of people thing Roosevelt knew Pearl Harbor was going to happen
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