1. Wartime Japan, 1931-1945

2. Meiji Restoration 1868 Emperor “restored” to power Creation of a modern nation state

4. Getting to Empire Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895)

5. Getting to Empire Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895) – Taiwan – Pescadores – Liaotung Peninsula (returned after Triple Intervention)

7. Getting to Empire Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895) – Taiwan – Pescadores – Liaotung Peninsula (returned after Triple Intervention) Victory in Russo-Japanese War (1905)

8. Getting to Empire Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895) – Taiwan – Pescadores – Liaotung Peninsula (returned after Triple Intervention) Victory in Russo-Japanese War (1905) – Korea becomes a protectorate (annexed 1910) – Liaotung Peninsula – Southern half of Sakhalin

10. Early Stages of the War 1931 September, Manchurian Incident 1932, Creation of puppet state of Manchuguo 1937 July, China Incident 1937 December, Nanjing Massacre 1939 September, Hitler invades Poland 1941 December, Pearl Harbor Attack

11. Puppet State of Manchukuo (1932)

13. US-Japan Relations to Pearl Harbor 1885Mass Japanese emigration to Hawaii and the mainland 1905California Oriental Exclusion League established with 78,000 members 1908Gentlemen’s agreement 1913No Japanese “aliens” can purchase land Japanese cannot become naturalized US citizens (until 1952)

14. Japanese American Internment Dec 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor attack Dec 7, 13,000 Issei (first generation) imprisoned Dec 8, US declares war Feb 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 issued

15. Racism in California

16. Tanforan Relocation Center

18. Tule Lake Internment Camp

19. Minidoka camp, Idaho

20. Moving In

21. Manzanar, CA

22. Sources for Teaching http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object -groups/japanese-american-internment-era- collection?ogmt_page=behind-barbed-wire

23. Internment Documents and Sources John Okada’s novel, No no Boy

25. War in the Pacific 1941 12.7Pearl Harbor

26. War in the Pacific 1941 12.7Pearl Harbor 12.13Guam Falls to Japanese 12.20Wake Island Falls to Japanese 12.25Hong Kong (Japan) 19421.2Manila (Japan) 2.15Singapore (Japan)

27. War in the Pacific 1941 12.7Pearl Harbor 12.13Guam Falls to Japanese 12.20Wake Island Falls to Japanese 12.25Hong Kong (Japan) 19421.2Manila (Japan) 2.15Singapore (Japan) 1942 JuneMidway: turning the tide 1944 June Saipan

29. Ending the War Germany surrenders, May 1945 Potsdam Declaration, July 1945

30. Potsdam Declaration Signed by US, Great Britain, China July 1945 Called for unconditional surrender of Japan, specifically…..

31. 1.(6) removal from government of those leaders responsible for leading the Japanese people on a path of military expansionism 2.(7) the occupation of Japan until war making powers are destroyed, and a new order of peace, security and justice is established

32. 3. (8) limitation of Japanese sovereignty to Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and such minor islands as decided upon by the three powers

33. 4. (9) complete disarming of the Japanese military forces 5. (10) the punishment of war criminals, development of democracy, establishment of freedom of speech, religion and thought and respect for fundamental human rights 6. (11) restriction of Japanese industries to those that would allow for sustaining of economy and payment of reparations, but not so much as to allow for re-armament

34. War in the Pacific 1945 March, Tokyo air raids 1945 April, Battle of Okinawa 1945 July, Potsdam Declaration

35. War in the Pacific 1945 March, Tokyo air raids 1945 April, Battle of Okinawa 1945 July, Potsdam Declaration August 6, atomic bombing of Hiroshima August 8, USSR enters the war against Japan August 9, atomic bombing of Nagasaki August 15, Japan surrenders

36. Surrender August 15, Japan surrenders

37. Why Was the Atom Bomb Dropped? Goal of unconditional surrender

38. Why Was the Atom Bomb Dropped? Goal of unconditional surrender Belief that Japanese atrocities justified use of bomb

39. Why Was the Atom Bomb Dropped? Goal of unconditional surrender Belief that Japanese atrocities justified use of bomb Belief that dropping the bomb would save American lives

40. Why Was the Atom Bomb Dropped? Goal of unconditional surrender Belief that Japanese atrocities justified use of bomb Belief that dropping the bomb would save American lives Warning signal to the USSR

41. What ended the War? Atomic bombs? Soviet entry? Japanese cabinet War and Peace Factions: – Preserving the kokutai

42. Atomic Bomb short films