Origin of World War II in the Asian-Pacific Region Why did Japan ultimately decide to start World War II by invading China in 1937 and then worsen the conflict by attacking the British and Americans in 1941? Were these attacks the effects of a Japanese state with an extreme belief of nationalism‚ or of a particularly coercive social order‚ or of economic and social inequalities‚ or had Japan by the late 1930s entered a stage of late capitalist development that naturally evolved into fascism? Was
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revolution began‚ ideals of a republic government became more popular‚ and a new form of a modern monarchy began to replace the old traditional ways of ruling in various countries. Japan‚ though late into reconstructing their system of government‚ modernized in 1868 with the beginning of the Meiji Restoration‚ whereas Japans new leaders sought to embrace the ideas of modernity and drive their country forward. Although‚ It is absurd not to question how this rapid change might have affected the Japanese
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Japan was a small island that began to emerge in the 19th century. During the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s‚ Japan had gone through many changes within their country and society. The Meiji government attempted to modernize Japan’s political‚ economic‚ and social structures. This leading to beneficial acts in society and government. As the government also attempts to influence the society style of clothing. Throughout the 1870-1890s‚ Japanese took a very big transformation of politics and resistance
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hard not to involve themselves in all the trouble. Now the real question is‚ why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? There are a couple reasons why Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they believed that the Yamato race was the superior one and their ruling needed to expand across the world‚ America stopped trading oil with Japan and the U.S. imposed many embargoes that hurt Japan. One reason
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D support the statement while Sources A and E do not. Source B supports the hypothesis. It states the two reasons why Japan went to war and is reliable because it is a report of the Japanese government conference held in 1941. Source B states that Japan will “seek to establish a solid basis for security and preservation of the nation”and “advance south”. This shows that Japan wanted to protect its territories like China and sought to establish its military so that it could conquer
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actually possible for the Japanese to do to the United States at Pearl Harbor. Government officials saw Japans next possible move to be Thailand not Pearl Harbor. During this time president Roosevelt was trying to work with Japan on keeping the peace between the two countries. President Roosevelt recognized these reports as general warning to the people not threats against the nation. The troops of Japan had struck the Philippines‚ Guam‚ Malaya‚ Thailand‚ Midway Island‚ and Wake Island. These attacks
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In the past few years‚ the relation between Japan and Taiwan shows the new development‚ including the regional security‚ that appears to be the two countries being in a new era. I would wish to introduce Japan’s re-recognition of Taiwan It was 120 years ago‚ Qing dynasty ceded Taiwan to Japan in April 1895 as a consequence of the Sino-Japanese war. Having received Taiwan from Qing empire‚ Japan spent tremendous effort in development of Taiwan. For example‚ in 1898‚ the population of the Japanese
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friction between the Japanese Empire‚ the United States and the British Empire. The United States and the United Kingdom reacted to the Japanese military actions in China by imposing an embargo on raw metal followed by oil also sent covert military aid to the Kuomintang government. When Japan occupied Indochina‚ a French colony in 1940‚ the Western powers responded with an asset freeze and the closure of the Panama Canal to Japanese ships. Oil was especially important for Japan‚ they have a lacking of
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For instance‚ Noroku Yamamoto believed that the United States would only continue to grow and become a powerful force to be reckoned with as time went on. He hoped that by ambushing The U.S. before they became too advanced‚ Japan could gain an early advantage in the Pacific. (SOURCE 1) Yamamoto is quoted saying that “If war comes‚ our only chance is to destroy the fleet at Pearl Harbor.” (PRIMARY SOURCE QUOTE SOURCE 3) These anxious thoughts began to transform into a desperation
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Angel Ge Mr.Hudak History10 pd8 March.31 2016 The Reasons why Japan should enter the WW2 During World War II (1939-45)‚ Japan attacked nearly all of its Asian neighbors.Japan was a member of the Axis Power.The reasons why Japan should enter the WW2 are expand territory‚get resources ‚labors‚and political beliefs. The first reason why Japan should enter the WW2 is Japan wants to expand its territory.Japan wanted to be an industrial and military power but lacked resources and space
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