BELLWORK • Why did Japan leave the League of Nations? • Describe how/why the Japanese military expanded in China. How did the U.S. respond? • What was the goal of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? • List three similarities between the countries/leaders in the Axis Powers alliance. • After Japan expanded into French Indochina & the East Indies, how did the U.S. punish them? (list 3!) • THINKER: As you know, Hideki Tojo became the leader after the military became more powerful than the government. In your opinion, why didn’t the Japanese government & Emperor Hirohito stop him?
27
Embed
BELLWORK Why did Japan leave the League of Nations? Describe how/why the Japanese military expanded in China. How did the U.S. respond? What was the goal.
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
BELLWORK• Why did Japan leave the League of Nations?• Describe how/why the Japanese military expanded
in China. How did the U.S. respond?• What was the goal of the Greater East Asia Co-
Prosperity Sphere?• List three similarities between the
countries/leaders in the Axis Powers alliance. • After Japan expanded into French Indochina & the
East Indies, how did the U.S. punish them? (list 3!)• THINKER: As you know, Hideki Tojo became the
leader after the military became more powerful than the government. In your opinion, why didn’t the Japanese government & Emperor Hirohito stop him?
German expansion by 1942
Battle of Britain• After Germany’s victories in Eastern Europe &
France, there was only one major power left in western Europe to fight.
• Great Britain.• Germany made plans to invade Great Britain.• However, Great Britain’s Royal Air Force
engaged German forces in defense of the nation.
• Battle of Britain- largest air assault in history.• German air force bombed British cities &
industrial centers.• Yet, could not force a surrender. Great Britain