To what extent was Japan forced to wage WWII in the Asia Pacific?
Japan's rise to power
meiji restoration
Japanese culture & tradition
Main topic
Japan's ambitions
conflict with Russia
Russo- Japanese War
alliance with Britain
Br more receptive towards the rise of Japan
conflict with China
Sino- Japanese war over Korea
worsening relations with USA
Paris Peace Conference
Washington Naval Conference
Expansionist policy
Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere
Japan's response to world developments in the 1930s.
American FP changes
War in Europe
Attack on PH
Crises in Japan
economic crisis
overpopulation
growth of military influence in Japanese politics
weakness of the league
Mukden + invasion of Manchuria
2nd Sino- Japanese War