Japan at War
Japan at War
Japanese Plans1. “Greater South-East Asia Co-Prosperity
Sphere”
a. Japan wanted to build an economic
empire in SE Asia and the Pacific
2. Japan was building an empire since 1931
(at war with China over Manchuria)
3. Japan’s goal led to conflicts
a. USA over the Philippines
b. Britain over Singapore and Malaya
c. The Netherlands over East India
Japan and USA1. USA is uncomfortable with Manchuria
a. Stops shipments of fuel, scrap iron and steel
to Japan
b. Hurts Japanese imperialism
2. Japan could:
a. Withdraw from Manchuria (be defeated)
b. Attack Indochina, Malaya and East Indies
3. December 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
a. Japan - 6 aircraft carriers
- 400 airplanes
- 35 battleships
- Japan lost 29 planes and 1 submarine
b. USA
- 18 ships sunk
- 2,403 dead and 1,000 wounded
- 8 battleships destroyed including the Arizona,
Nevada, West Virginia, Oklahoma, California
4. December 8, 1941, USA declares war on
Japan
5. Japan responds by bombing US air
bases in the Philippines
6. By 1942, Japan conquers the Pacific
a. Hong Kong (British)
b. Guam and Wake (USA)