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A Move to Global War - Japan

Paper 1/Case Study 1: Japanese expansion in East Asia (1931-1941)

Material for detailed study:

Causes of Expansion
*The impact of Japanese nationalism and militarism on foreign policy
*Japanese domestic issues: political and economic issues, and their impact on foreign relations
*Political instability in China

Events
*Japanese invasion of Manchuria and northern China (1931)
*Sino-Japanese War (1937-1941)
*The Three-Power/Tripartite Pact; the outbreak of war; Pearl Harbor (1941)

Responses
*League of Nations and the Lytton Report
*Political developments within China - the Second United Front
*International response including US initiatives and increasing tensions between the U.S. and Japan

A Move to Global War - Germany and Italy

Paper 1/Case Study 2: German and Italian Expansion (1933-1940)

Material for detailed study:

Causes of Expansion
*Impact of fascism and Nazism on the foreign policies of Italy and Germany
*Impact of domestic economic issues on the foreign policies of Italy and Germany
*Changing diplomatic alignments in Europe; the end of collective security; appeasement

Events
*German challenges to the post-war settlements (1933-1938)
*Italian expansion: Abyssinia (1935-1936); Albania; entry into the Second World War
*German expansion (1938-1939); Pact of Steel, Nazi-Soviet Pact and the outbreak of war

Responses
*International response to German aggression (1933-1938)
*International response to Italian aggression (1935-1936)
*International response to German and Italian aggression (1940)

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