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Jap. political status
~“period of feudal turmoil” ~ Wiest&Mattson
Jap. political status
~“period of feudal turmoil” ~ Wiest&Mattson
Control over Korea, Manchuria
~” one more giant step”~ Hoyts
~” one more giant step”~ Hoyts
26 July= embargoes
~”fateful move”~ Wiest&Mattson
~“humiliate the proud Japanese military”~ Wiest& Mattson
~”fateful move”~ Wiest&Mattson
~“humiliate the proud Japanese military”~ Wiest& Mattson
Yamamoto to PM Konoye
“If I was to fight regardless of the consequences, I shall run wild for the first six months or a year…but I have utterly no confidence in the second or third year”
“If I was to fight regardless of the consequences, I shall run wild for the first six months or a year…but I have utterly no confidence in the second or third year”
Washington Naval treaty 1921-1922
~“inflicted a wound on the national psyche” ~ John Keegan
“forced the Japanese to accept a severe restriction on the number of capital ships they were allowed to possess.”
~“inflicted a wound on the national psyche” ~ John Keegan
“forced the Japanese to accept a severe restriction on the number of capital ships they were allowed to possess.”
Political side
~” combined presence of these two strong headed imperialist at the centre of power was to lead the Japan to war” Keegan
~” combined presence of these two strong headed imperialist at the centre of power was to lead the Japan to war” Keegan
Pearl Harbour
· Roosevelt “day of infamy”
· Yamamoto by not declaring war Jap. Have awoken “a sleeping giant” and filled him with “terrible resolve”
· Roosevelt “day of infamy”
· Yamamoto by not declaring war Jap. Have awoken “a sleeping giant” and filled him with “terrible resolve”
Fall of Singapore
· Historian Basil Collier : “ the British the greatest military disaster in their history”
· Historian Basil Collier : “ the British the greatest military disaster in their history”
Malaya Command’s collapse
· “ few trained in jungle warfare” & “poor morale” Keegan
· “ few trained in jungle warfare” & “poor morale” Keegan
Fall of Singapore
· Kirby “ the belief that Singapore was an impregnable fortress capable of depending Australia, New Zealand and India was “rudely shattered”
· Barber Jap. Victory also “destroyed forever the legend of the white man’s supremacy.”
· Kirby “ the belief that Singapore was an impregnable fortress capable of depending Australia, New Zealand and India was “rudely shattered”
· Barber Jap. Victory also “destroyed forever the legend of the white man’s supremacy.”
· Historian David Shannon sees the conflict in economic rivalry “Japan sought to gain Southeast Asia’s resources and the United States sought to protect its access to them”
· Historian Edwin Reichauer argues Jap. “miscalculated on the human equation…convinced Americans did not have the will to fight a long war”
Pearl Harbour
· Historian David Kennedy writes “… his (Nagumo’s) failure to return for the final, definitive kill risked eventual defeat”
· Historian William Leuchtenburg believes “the Japanese committed the worst blunder. If they chosen to penetrate Southeast Asia instead of attacking Hawaii, they might have won the resources they desired without provoking America to war”
· Historian David Kennedy – “ was a masterful, though incomplete, tactical achievement by the Japanese.” & “ No one knew better than Yamamoto that time was Japan’s worst enemy”
· Yamamoto wrote to sister – “ The fact that we have had a little success at Pearl Harbour is nothing”
· John Keegan: “Pearl harbour had revealed that Japanese admirals handled their ships with superb competence.”
· Historian David Kennedy writes “… his (Nagumo’s) failure to return for the final, definitive kill risked eventual defeat”
· Historian William Leuchtenburg believes “the Japanese committed the worst blunder. If they chosen to penetrate Southeast Asia instead of attacking Hawaii, they might have won the resources they desired without provoking America to war”
· Historian David Kennedy – “ was a masterful, though incomplete, tactical achievement by the Japanese.” & “ No one knew better than Yamamoto that time was Japan’s worst enemy”
· Yamamoto wrote to sister – “ The fact that we have had a little success at Pearl Harbour is nothing”
· John Keegan: “Pearl harbour had revealed that Japanese admirals handled their ships with superb competence.”
Phillipines
· MacArthur informed American Chief of Staff, General George Marshall – “ tremendously strong offensive& defensive force”
· Philippines will serve as the “key or base point of the US defence line”
· MacArthur informed American Chief of Staff, General George Marshall – “ tremendously strong offensive& defensive force”
· Philippines will serve as the “key or base point of the US defence line”
Singapore
· Erwin Heckendorf remembered that – “there were no fortifications of any sort built on Singapore Island, there wasn’t a strand of barbwire laid, there wasn’t a slit trench made. The guns were pointing the wrong…”
· Historian C.M. Turnbull “[ Generals] Yamashita and Tusuji considered that if British had held on for three more days the Japanese would have been forced to call off their attack.”
· Historian Noel Barber – “destroyed forever the legend of white man’s supremacy…”
· Erwin Heckendorf remembered that – “there were no fortifications of any sort built on Singapore Island, there wasn’t a strand of barbwire laid, there wasn’t a slit trench made. The guns were pointing the wrong…”
· Historian C.M. Turnbull “[ Generals] Yamashita and Tusuji considered that if British had held on for three more days the Japanese would have been forced to call off their attack.”
· Historian Noel Barber – “destroyed forever the legend of white man’s supremacy…”
Midway
· “ Midway did not end the war… But it was Midway which profoundly altered the stream of Japanese history. The climax had passed…” Historian Thaddeu Tuleja
· “The Combined Fleet , represented by Yamamoto, wanted not the acquisition of additional territory, however strategically valuable, but a strategic victory.”
· “ Midway did not end the war… But it was Midway which profoundly altered the stream of Japanese history. The climax had passed…” Historian Thaddeu Tuleja
· “The Combined Fleet , represented by Yamamoto, wanted not the acquisition of additional territory, however strategically valuable, but a strategic victory.”
Atomic Bomb
· Henry Stimson, American Secretary of War – “the most terrible weapon in human history.”
· Truman- American president 1945-1953 – “ the greatest scientific gamble in history” & costing “more than 2 billion dollars”
· Dwight Eisenhower – “The Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn’t necessary to hit them with that awful thing. Second, I hated to see our country be the first to use such a weapon.”
· Henry Stimson, American Secretary of War – “the most terrible weapon in human history.”
· Truman- American president 1945-1953 – “ the greatest scientific gamble in history” & costing “more than 2 billion dollars”
· Dwight Eisenhower – “The Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn’t necessary to hit them with that awful thing. Second, I hated to see our country be the first to use such a weapon.”
Occupation of Japan
· Hirohito said it was untrue that “ the Emperor is divine& that the Japanese people are superior to other races and fated to rule the world”
· Hirohito said it was untrue that “ the Emperor is divine& that the Japanese people are superior to other races and fated to rule the world”
The pacific region to 1919
· America, Historian Briggs – “ The frontier has been described as “the shifting zone where colonist- controlled lands met Native American- controlled lands”
· America, Historian Briggs – “ The frontier has been described as “the shifting zone where colonist- controlled lands met Native American- controlled lands”
Imperialism
· Historian Edwin Reischauer – there was a “lack among most Japanese of any strong belief in democracy or any emotional commitment to it”
· Historian Edwin Reischauer – there was a “lack among most Japanese of any strong belief in democracy or any emotional commitment to it”
Invasion of Manchuria
· Historian Richard Storry : “ what was happening was the breakdown of coordination between civil and military wings of the Japanese structure of state power.” (Government)
· Army uprising – These incidents created “a war psychosis in Japan” Historian Reischauer
· Reischauer believes that “the trend toward a totalitarian society was unmistakable, but unlike Germany and Italy, no organised mass totalitarian movement emerged.”
· Historian Richard Storry : “ what was happening was the breakdown of coordination between civil and military wings of the Japanese structure of state power.” (Government)
· Army uprising – These incidents created “a war psychosis in Japan” Historian Reischauer
· Reischauer believes that “the trend toward a totalitarian society was unmistakable, but unlike Germany and Italy, no organised mass totalitarian movement emerged.”
· Historian Edward Behr – “Hirohito may have tiptoed into war but he clearly knew what was about to happen.”
· Government and economy in America – Historian Paul Kennedy, “it is the nation with the strongest economy and industrial might that triumphs in modern warfare.”
· Government and economy in America – Historian Paul Kennedy, “it is the nation with the strongest economy and industrial might that triumphs in modern warfare.”
Imperialism :Historian John Keegan
· “The prospect of Filipino resistance was, however, at best an irrelevance to the Japanese at the moment Corregidor fell on 6 may 1942.”
· “The historic European empires of the East – Burma, Malaya, the East Indies, the Philippines and effectively French Indo-China also- had been drawn into their sphere.”
· “Strategic riposte”
· “The prospect of Filipino resistance was, however, at best an irrelevance to the Japanese at the moment Corregidor fell on 6 may 1942.”
· “The historic European empires of the East – Burma, Malaya, the East Indies, the Philippines and effectively French Indo-China also- had been drawn into their sphere.”
· “Strategic riposte”
Midway : Keegan
· “inevitable”
· “Japanese and American carrier fleet must meet and battle it out for a decision.”
· “If the decision went in favour of the Japanese, as probabilities implied, their New Order in Asia would be safe for years to come.”
· “Jap carrier fleet outnumbered the American by ten to three.”
· “Frank John Fletcher (task force 17) and Raymond Spruance ( 16), knew that they would fight at a severe disadvantage.”
· “Japan radio security for Midway operation was rigorous.”
· One of Enterprise’s dive bombers “a wrong course” and been “guided to its target by luck and shrewd guesswork.”
· “dream of empire perished”
· “inevitable”
· “Japanese and American carrier fleet must meet and battle it out for a decision.”
· “If the decision went in favour of the Japanese, as probabilities implied, their New Order in Asia would be safe for years to come.”
· “Jap carrier fleet outnumbered the American by ten to three.”
· “Frank John Fletcher (task force 17) and Raymond Spruance ( 16), knew that they would fight at a severe disadvantage.”
· “Japan radio security for Midway operation was rigorous.”
· One of Enterprise’s dive bombers “a wrong course” and been “guided to its target by luck and shrewd guesswork.”
· “dream of empire perished”
DOOLITTLE RAID: Keegan
· “Bringing the war home to the Japanese”
· “apparently impossible mission” “islands lay far beyond aircraft range of US Pacific bases” “launch their embarked aircraft would be to put them at fatal risk.”
· “only solution was to embark long- range land bombers on a carrier”
· “The mission was theoretically possible but barely practicable”
· “The Doolittle raid nevertheless have been judged a fiasco if it had not registered with the Japanese high command.”
· “ended the argument.” (Jap. Officials argued about attack on Midway.”
· “Bringing the war home to the Japanese”
· “apparently impossible mission” “islands lay far beyond aircraft range of US Pacific bases” “launch their embarked aircraft would be to put them at fatal risk.”
· “only solution was to embark long- range land bombers on a carrier”
· “The mission was theoretically possible but barely practicable”
· “The Doolittle raid nevertheless have been judged a fiasco if it had not registered with the Japanese high command.”
· “ended the argument.” (Jap. Officials argued about attack on Midway.”
Battle of Coral Sea: Keegan
· “This Battle of the Coral Sea had two salutary effects for the Americans. It checked the Japanese army’s advance to positions offshore of Australia and confined it thereafter to Northern New Guinea. It also reassured the American carrier and air group crews that they were at least the equals of their opponents besides Yorktown valuable combat experience.”
· “This Battle of the Coral Sea had two salutary effects for the Americans. It checked the Japanese army’s advance to positions offshore of Australia and confined it thereafter to Northern New Guinea. It also reassured the American carrier and air group crews that they were at least the equals of their opponents besides Yorktown valuable combat experience.”
I don't know how much this will help but best wishes to the next years of HSC students! ^_^
Enjoy guys.
Kat.
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