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1. Case study 1: Japanese expansion in East Asia 1931-41

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  • 1. Case study 1: Japanese expansion in East Asia 1931-41

The growth of Japanese nationalism and militarism after 1931 and the consequent expansion of Japan into East Asia led to war with China and conflict with the West. This was to culminate in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941 - an event that drew the Sino-Japanese war and the European war into a global war.

1. Japanese expansion: causes

Japan's foreign policy shifted from working with the west and the League of Nations in the 1920s to a more expansionist foreign policy in the 1930s. The ATL activities below enquire into the causes of...

2. Japanese expansion: events 1931 to 1939

Japanese expansion in the 1930s began with the invasion of Manchuria by its Kwantung army in September 1931. It escalated into a full scale war with China in July 1937 and culminated in the attack on...

3. Japanese expansion: International response 1931 - 1941

As you have seen from the previous pages, the League of Nations' response to the invasion of Manchuria was ineffective and the key Chinese response only came in December 1936 with the formation of the...

3. Japanese expansion in East Asia: Videos and activities

On this page you will find some suggestions and links to videos that can be used as well as teacher notes with suggestions as to how the videos can be used with students. Teachers' notes:

Move to Global War quiz: Japan

Here are 25 multiple choice questions on Japanese expansionism and the international response.