HIST 840 - Pacific War

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Trinity College

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Many Japanese historians argue that the Second World War began on September 18, 1931 when Imperial Army units occupied southern Manchuria. This course examines the consequences of Japan's occupation of China's northeastern provinces and Tokyo's rejection of membership in the League of Nations following its condemnation of the Japanese invasion and call for a return to the status quo ante bellum. The subsequent birth of Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo shattered the political and territorial status quo in interwar East Asia and placed Japan on a collison course with the United States and Great Britain. Subsequently, Japanese expansionism in north and south China and the formation of an increasingly close relationship with Italy and Germany accelerated the deterioration of peace in East Asia and paved the way for widened warfare and the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Topics to be examined will include the Japan's response to Chinese nationalism, Japanese perceptions of Versaille order as it impinged upon East Asia, Japan's theory and practice of "total war," the effect of the Pacific War on European colonial empires in east and south Asia, and the consequences for Japan of losing the Pacific War 1.00 units, Seminar

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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