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 mistreatment
@ Treaty
Anger with LON
Japanese Aggression
1920
-
30’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
1937
-
41
US & USSR aid China
Greater East Asia Co
-
Prosperity Sphere
1940
-
41 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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