HIS 1110 Lecture Notes - Existential Crisis, Nuclear Weapon, Bataan Death March
11 Apr 2014
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The war in europe and in the pacific were connected. Japan had failed at assimilating china; occupation was draining the japanese economy, which was a quarter of the german economy. They make a decision to declare war on all western powers: hitler: attacked soviet union, and overran britain and france- japan believed they had a chance. Japan had very limited resources; had already assimilated taiwan and korea. Japan lacked petroleum, and they were dependent on the us and the. Netherlands: realized the west did not look at them equally; they were the yellow race. They were rejected when they asked for racial equality in the league of. Japan invaded china in 1937- instigated concern about japanese expansion. This was perceived by japan as being a very major card to play- put japan and the us on a collision course. Japan had to make a decision- if they wanted oil, they had to leave china to end the embargo.
