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Causes of war
• Economic, ideological, political, territorial and other causes
• Short- and long-term causes
Practices of war and their impact on the outcome
• Types of war: civil wars; wars between states; guerrilla wars
• Technological developments; theatres of war—air, land and sea
• The extent of the mobilization of human and economic resources
• The influence and/or involvement of foreign powers
Effects of war
• The successes and failures of peacemaking
• Territorial changes
• Political repercussions
• Economic, social and demographic impact; changes in the role and status of women
CAUSES:
A good overview from Columbia Uni
Jstor article: re. impossible synthesis of causes regarding WWII in Asia Pacific
Nanjing High School copied these pages regarding the Long Term causes of WWII in the Pacific
Irish perspective - The reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Australian perspective from Norward high school Victoria, Australia
PRACTICES:
Document footage of WWII
Pearl Harbor and luck
Pearl Harbor visitors bureau
Business Insider - re. luck in Pearl Harbor
Practices - original footage from the attack
Academia article - re. the Tripartite Pact
ACTIVITY:
Find the perspective of three different sources on the following question. Analyse each perspective and come to a conclusion of your own. Be sure to cite the bibliographical details fro each source. To what extent was the US victory at Midway the key event in the defeat of Japan?
Some sources for the Battle of Midway
https://warontherocks.com/2013/09/the-importance-of-the-battle-of-midway/
From the Nimitz Library - https://www.history.navy.mil/search.html?q=Battle+of+Midway
Shattered Sword - via Project Muse - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/41582
BBC perspective regarding The Battle of Midway
1945 British Documentary - Burma WWII
EFFECTS:
Why is a vital part of WWII history in Asia unknown to many?
The legacy and implications of the Pacific War - this is summary notes from a forum using a variety of professors findings. Read in particular the conclusions from this forum.
Comprehensive resource on the impact of WWII in the Pacific:https://www.wilsoncenter.org/collection/legacy-pacific-war-75-years-later
Yes, it is 2&1/2 hours but it does project forward from the after effects of WWII in Asia Pacific and it does have one Japanese female perspective amongst the white male perspective.
"Lord of War" Nicholas Cage - works with 'The God of war" p.48 in TMTGW - Japan
OLD RESOURCES TO PARALLEL EUROPE DURING WWII
WWII Timeline Powerpoint
WWII excellent overview of European Events (practices)
Summary of WWII - Causes Practices and Effects via SPARK NOTES
A summary of atrocities in the 20th century
World History Review: WWII - by Keith Hughes
Some WWI and WWII Vocabulary:
Alliance System -
Anarchy - The absence of government or law in a society.
Annexed - take over
Autarky - self sufficiency.
Capitalism -
Chancellor - equivalent to a Prime Minister (Germany)
Communism -
Demagogue - A person who gains power through impassioned public appeals to the emotions and prejudices of a group by speaking or writing.
Democracy -
Entente Cordiale - Anglo-French agreement of 1904
Free Corps - A paramilitary organization of German World War I veterans who organized to oppose Communist insurgency.
Fascism -
franchise - right to vote
Fuhrer - A leader, especially one exercising the absolute power of a tyrant. Hitler's title as leader of the Nazi party, and Chief of the German state.
Imperialism - A foreign policy which includes the taking of territory by force or coercion. The building up of an empire by seizing territory overseas.
Kaiser - Emperor (Germany)
Lebensraum (Living Space) - A German term indicating the Germans' imperialistic designs on Europe. It also refers to the additional territory deemed necessary to the nation for its economic well-being.
Mein Kampf - "My Struggle" in German. A book written by Hitler while in prison which became the standard work of Nazi political doctrine.
mobilisation - movement of troops
Monarchy - king /queen
Nationalism - the desire to free your nation from control by people of another nationality. e.g. Castro freeing cuba of Americans.
Nazism - The abbreviation for National Socialist German Worker's Party. The fascist dictatorship under Adolf Hitler in Germany from 1933-1945.
Neutrality - not on either side.
Ottoman - Turkish Empire
Paramilitary - Describing an organization which operates in the style of an army, but in an unofficial capacity, and often in secret, such as the S.A.
Patriotism -
Power Vacuum - the absence of viable leadership due to the fact that other leadership was provided or enforced.
Putsch - A revolt or uprising.
Reichstag - elected lower house of Parliament
Reparations - Payments made by a defeated country to the victors to make amends for losses suffered.
S.A. - The Sturmabteilung (Stormtroopers), also known as the "brown-shirts." It was the Nazi paramilitary arm under the command of Ernst Rhom. It was active in the Nazi battle for the streets against members of other German political parties and was notorious for its violent and terroristic methods.
Sabre Rattling - showing your military might but not using it in actual combat - a deterrent.
Schlieffen Plan -
Swastika - An ancient symbol in the form of a twisted cross which was adopted by the Nazi party as its logo in the 1920s.
Third Reich - The Third Empire. It refers to Hitler's name for his German Empire as a successor to the 1st Empire of the Roman Emperors (First Reich) and the Empire of Bismarck in 19th century Germany (Second Reich).
Weimar Republic - The German democratic government from 1919-1934 formed after Germany's defeat in World War I. Its capital was located in Berlin.
Weltpolitik - world policy
WWII Battle summaries:
Sicily, Italy and Normandy - Sayaka and Silojuan
Poland and the battle for Western Europe - Manaka and Saria
Barbarossa to Stalingrad - Hannah, Taizo
Operations: North Africa and El Alamein - Yuroo and Sophia
War in the Pacific - Battle of the Phillippines - insight
https://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/apa-hotel-chain-under-fire-over-book-denying-rape-of-nanking
Photo mystery of Jewish assassin used by Nazis to justify Kristallnacht
Modern day Nazism?
Relates to Europe during WWII but so pertinent - "I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I'd like to pass on."