Causes of WW2 (Pacific)

Question 1

What was the impact of the TOV on Japan?

Answer 1

They were angered that the Racial Equality Clause had not been included which was clearly having an impact on Japan’s international standing

Question 2

What were the impacts of the Great Depression on Japan?

Answer 2

The fragility of the Japanese economy was exposed where the tarrifs for us goods were extremely high, unemployment was high and military began taking control

Question 3

What happened in the invasion of Manchuria?

Answer 3

Japan wanted Manchuria due to its resourses. They first staged a bombing which they blamed on the chinese. In ‘self-defence’ they launched a full scale invasion which was over in five months > left LON, gave japan resources and confidence

Question 4

What was the second sino japanese war?

Answer 4

A war fought between the Japanese and China with japan seeking to expand and get land

Question 5

Impact of Japanese expansion in the Pacific ?

Answer 5

Gave japan confidence, league of nations criticised but didn’t issue any sanctions however growing tensions and US placed sanctions with embargos on iron and steel which then increased again and japan didn’t follow what americans wanted so war was declared

Question 6

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour?

Answer 6

To remove the threat of America in their pursuit of the pacific

Question 7

What were the impacts of Pearl Harbour? (for america)

Answer 7

21 ships damaged, 188 aircraft destroyed, over 2000 military personel and citizens killed > declared war on japan

Question 8

What were the impacts of Pearl Harbour? (for Japan)

Answer 8

They returned as heroes

Question 9

What was the actual outcome of pearl harbour?

Answer 9

only 3 ships were actually destroyed and no us aircraft carriers had been damaged or destroyed