1. Bell Work
Don’t’ forget to write down the question or incorporate into your response. Use complete sentences.
The first war turned into a world war because of the alliances amongst countries, do you think this will be the case for WWII? Why or why not?
How do you think WWI will the same or different from WWII?

2. The Japanese Path to War
Causes of wwii;
The Japanese Path to War

3. Main Idea: The need for natural resources fueled the Japanese plan to seize other countries.

4. The Japanese Path to War
1930; Japan took over Manchuria
It had natural resources Japan needed
To justify take over, Japanese created the “Mukden incident”
This was a railway attack on Mukden, Japan
Really Japanese dressed as Chinese
League of Nations sent to investigate
The League condemned Japanese attack
Angry, Japan left the League

5. Japan strengthened its grip on Manchuria
It began to spread over China

6. War with China
Chiang Kai-shek; President of the Nationalist gov’t in China
Civil War: Nationalist gov’t vs. Communist party
Chiang preoccupied with civil war, ignored Japanese take over
Appeased Japan (allowed it to govern parts of Northern China)
Later fought Japanese & refused to surrender

7. The New Asian Order Japan wanted Chiang to form part of a New Order
Japan, China and Manchuria
New system of control in Asia w/ Japan leading
Wanted to modernize East Asia
Japan already modernized
Take over Siberia from Soviet Union b/c of rich resources
1930’s deal w/ the Nazis

8. The New Asian Order
After Hitler-Stalin non-aggression pact, Japan had to rethink plan
Wanted raw materials to build military in Southeast Asia
Risk war with U.S. & Europe
1940-demand economic resources of French Indochina
U.S. declines & places sanctions
Japan lost raw materials from U.S.

9. Japan attacks Southeast Asia (surprise attack) - This starts the war on the other front- The Pacific