HST 240 Lecture 8: HST 240 - September 21, 2015 Nations
Document Summary
Sun yatsen, china - overthrew last kingdom in china. Other parts of asia (nationalists in asia) political activist who put together 1911 revolution (took decades) Burma and philippines, high level of local autonomy by late 1930s. Some were reformers - prove themselves to become better. Strong enough to face west as an equal. Nationalists in burma did this instead, ran for public office. Philippines also did, as a colony, electing their own officials. Japan wants to get from sea unless want us wrath starts same day in philippines, malaya - also move into burma. Asia is for asians - why are the west here. Brutality japanese were shorthanded cut peoples heads off some agree w japanese, got to be in gov positions. Ho chi minh many got promoted organized in 1940 to fight both japanese & french working in cola w.
