Japanese Aggression Unit 4 Lesson 3 (Section 24.3)
Objectives: Review German aggression in Europe. Explore why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, pulling the US into war.
Warm Up Why was Germany able to take Poland & France so quickly (esp as compared to WWI efforts)? How did Britain hold off an invasion? Aircraft, tank divisions, blitz tactics, superior firepower RAF, radar, code-breaking
Japanese Aggression Causes: Recessions Resent dependence on foreign nations Distain corrupt politicians Resentment Treaty Anger with LON
Japanese Aggression ’s Tojo increases military power Imperial growth Korea, Formosa (Taiwan) Increased war imports trucks, aircraft, oil, technology
Invasion of China Manchuria 1931 for coal, iron, land (food) resources Withdraw from League China Proper US & USSR aid China
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere seize French Indochina (Vietnam) US embargo on gas, oil, scrap metal (iron/steel) to Japan Freeze Japanese financial assets in US Move into Dutch East Indies for oil & rubber
Peace with America Emperor Hirohito begs PM Tojo to keep peace w/ US Tojo says okay, yet secretly orders navy to prepare attack.
Japanese Aggression Map
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