1937-1941 - WW2 for Japan

Lesson Objectives: Key concepts:

● To know what Fascism - autocratic regime, suppressive, rigid censorship, strict econ. and
started an undeclared
political control.
war between Japan
and China in 1937..
● To understand why
Imperialism - domination and extension of nation’s authority over another
tension rose between nation.
Japan and the USA.
● To be able to Nationalism - desire for national advancement or independence. Loyalty,
consider the impact devotion to nation/country/culture. Promotion of national rather than
these war years had international goals. Desire to be free from foreign domination.
on Japan as a country
and the Japanese
Nazism - ideology of racism, national glorification and expansion, state
people.
control of econ. and political life, suppression of opposition.
1937-1941 - WW2 for Japan
Lesson Objectives: Key terms:
● Allies -
● To know what
● Axis -
started an undeclared
war between Japan ● Embargo -
and China in 1937.. ● Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
● To understand why ● Imperial Rescript
tension rose between ● Imperial Rule Assistance Association -
Japan and the USA.
● International Military Tribunal for the Far East -
● To be able to
consider the impact
● Kamikaze -
these war years had ● Nazi -
on Japan as a country ● Open Door Policy -
and the Japanese ● Potsdam Declaration -
people. ● Showa -
● Tripartite Pact -
● Yamato damashii -
● Yasukuni Shrine -
1937-1941 - WW2 for Japan
Lesson Objectives: Stimulus for discussion:
● https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/06/china-war-japan-rana-mitter-review
● To know what
● https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/shanghai-1937-chinas-forgotten-stalingrad-16396
started an undeclared
war between Japan
and China in 1937.. What started the undeclared war between Japan and China?
● To understand why
tension rose between Marco Polo Cease fire More troops War Nanking
Japan and the USA.
● To be able to Chongjing becomes Chinese capital Japanese troops invade
consider the impact coastal cities Tripartite Part, 1940 Japan invades Indochina 1941
these war years had
on Japan as a country Embargo declared Japan invades Dutch East Indies
and the Japanese
people.
Japan and USA attempt and fail negotiations.

Use pages 42-47 in The Move to Global War as well as independent research
to help complete your flow diagram of events.
1937-1941 - WW2 for Japan
Lesson Objectives: Source Skills:

● To know what 1. Study and discuss the sources on p44-45 in The Move to Global War.
started an undeclared
2. Study the extracts on p. 46 and p.47 and discuss the related questions
war between Japan
and China in 1937.. on p.48 in The Move to Global War.
● To understand why
tension rose between
Japan and the USA.
● To be able to
consider the impact
these war years had
on Japan as a country
and the Japanese
people.
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Lesson Objectives: Read the journal article by Diana Lary. Take notes.

● To know what
started an undeclared
war between Japan
What were the short and long-term impacts of the second Sino-JApanese
and China in 1937..
● To understand why
War for both Japan and China?
tension rose between
Japan and the USA.
● To be able to
consider the impact https://apjjf.org/-Diana-Lary/3449/article.html
these war years had
on Japan as a country
and the Japanese
people.
1937-1941 - WW2 for Japan
Lesson Objectives: Why was 1938 a turning point?

● To know what What, according to Japan’s foreign minister, was the rationale for Japan establishing a
started an undeclared ‘New Order’? Read: here.
war between Japan
and China in 1937..
● To understand why 'the development of this area under Japanese enterprise may mean an increased opportunity
tension rose between for American industrial plants to sell the kind of machinery and other manufactured goods
Japan and the USA. that will be needed' (Ambassador Nelson T Johnson, the US envoy in China)
● To be able to
What does the quote above indicate about the US' attitude towards Japan in the 1930s?
consider the impact
these war years had
on Japan as a country
and the Japanese
people.
1937-1941 - WW2 for Japan
Lesson Objectives: Use the interactive timeline to see in more detail US' reaction to events in Asia from
1933. The timeline will allow you to see the key events that took place in Asia and then to
● To know what choose a possible option for America.
started an undeclared
1. Make a note of each key event in Asia that had international repercussions. Choose
war between Japan
which option you think the US would have chosen.
and China in 1937..
● To understand why 2. Using the information on the site, make a note of the actual option that was taken by
tension rose between the US and why the US took this option.
Japan and the USA.
3. Having considered the choices available to the US at each stage, do you consider that
● To be able to
the Roosevelt made the right decisions regarding the actions of the US over events in
consider the impact
Asia?
these war years had
on Japan as a country
and the Japanese https://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/neutrality/
people.
1937-1941 - WW2 for Japan
Lesson Objectives: Use the interactive timeline to see in more detail US' reaction to events in Asia from
1933. The timeline will allow you to see the key events that took place in Asia and then to
● To know what choose a possible option for America.
started an undeclared
1. Make a note of each key event in Asia that had international repercussions. Choose
war between Japan
which option you think the US would have chosen.
and China in 1937..
● To understand why 2. Using the information on the site, make a note of the actual option that was taken by
tension rose between the US and why the US took this option.
Japan and the USA.
3. Having considered the choices available to the US at each stage, do you consider that
● To be able to
the Roosevelt made the right decisions regarding the actions of the US over events in
consider the impact
Asia?
these war years had
on Japan as a country
and the Japanese https://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/neutrality/
people.