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Outbreak Of WWII In The Asia Pacific
- Japan's ambition to establish itself in Asia and Europe
- Conflict with Russia
- Occupation of Manchuria by
Russia percieved as threat to
Japan's influence in Korea
- Compromise offered by Japan declined
by Russia as they were seen as inferior
- Russo-Japanese War in 1904,
Japanese emerged victorious in 1905
- Russo-Japanese War in 1904,
Japanese emerged victorious in 1905
- Compromise offered by Japan declined
by Russia as they were seen as inferior
- Occupation of Manchuria by
Russia percieved as threat to
Japan's influence in Korea
- Alliance with Britain
- Anglo-Japanese Alliance signed in 1902
- Mutual recognition of interests in Asia :
China deigned place of 'common
interest' for defence of their colonies
- Mutual recognition of interests in Asia :
China deigned place of 'common
interest' for defence of their colonies
- Anglo-Japanese Alliance signed in 1902
- Conflicts with China
- First Sino-Japanese War
- Took advantage of weak Qing government
- Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1985
- Gained control of both Korea and Taiwan
- Gained control of both Korea and Taiwan
- Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1985
- Took advantage of weak Qing government
- First Sino-Japanese War
- Worsening relations with USA
- American racism against Japanese
- Laws passed excluded Chinese,
Japanese and Korean immigrants
to prevent competition for jobs
- Japanese offended by this
- Japanese offended by this
- Laws passed excluded Chinese,
Japanese and Korean immigrants
to prevent competition for jobs
- Paris Peace Conference
- Demand for racial equality rejected
and they felt that they were not
given respect by Western powers
- Demand for racial equality rejected
and they felt that they were not
given respect by Western powers
- Washington Naval
Conference 1921
- Ratio of naval strength required
Japan to reduce their strength
more than USA and Britain
- Ratio of naval strength required
Japan to reduce their strength
more than USA and Britain
- American racism against Japanese
- Conflict with Russia
- Crisis in Japan
- Economic Crisis
- Shortage of land
- Farmers unable to earn enough to support themselves
- Planted and weeded by hand > Slow method
- Shortage of rice
- Led to loss of faith in the government
- Led to loss of faith in the government
- Shortage of rice
- Farmers unable to earn enough to support themselves
- Great Depression
- Increase in restrictions and taxations on exports
- affected Japanese economy
- affected Japanese economy
- Increase in restrictions and taxations on exports
- Shortage of land
- Overpopulation
- Larger population > increase in demand or housing,goods and product
- Japan seek more territories
- Japan seek more territories
- Larger population > increase in demand or housing,goods and product
- Growth of military influence in Japanese politics
- Martial Law declared after Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai was killed
- Martial Law declared after Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai was killed
- Economic Crisis
- Japanese expansionist foreign policy
- Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
- Aim to dominate East Asia & Southeast Asia
- availability of raw materials in southeast asia
- availability of raw materials in southeast asia
- Aim to dominate East Asia & Southeast Asia
- Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
- Weakness of League of Nations
- Mukden incident and invasion of machuria
- 18 september 1931,a
bomb exploded near
Mukden
- Japanese government
demanded for protection of
their interest
- Japanese government
demanded for protection of
their interest
- 18 september 1931,a
bomb exploded near
Mukden
- Second Sino-Japanese War
- War broke out 1937 after Marco Polo Bridge
- Western Powers did not
intervene after China's appeal
- War broke out 1937 after Marco Polo Bridge
- Mukden incident and invasion of machuria
- Japan's response to world developments in the 1930s
- American Foreign Policy Changes
- Encouraged Japanese to
attack pearl harbour
- 1940, Roosevelt imposed trade embargo on Japan
- export of essential war materials were banned
- USA became Japan's enemy
- USA became Japan's enemy
- export of essential war materials were banned
- Encouraged Japanese to
attack pearl harbour
- War In Europe
- Japan took the
opportunity of declining
powers
- Targeted Malaya and Singapore
- Targeted Malaya and Singapore
- Japan took the
opportunity of declining
powers
- Attack On Pearl Harbour
- Roosevelt planned to force
Japan to back down by using
Japan's reliance on American oil
- Japan did not back down
- Planned to knock out USA
to make Americans
negotiate for peace
settlement
- Planned to knock out USA
to make Americans
negotiate for peace
settlement
- Japan did not back down
- Roosevelt planned to force
Japan to back down by using
Japan's reliance on American oil
- American Foreign Policy Changes
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