3.2 War outside of Europe (1)

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For today

Causes of WW2

HW

Goals

• In this paragraph you will learn why and how Japan conquered territories.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how Japan treated the conquered territories.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how Japan lost the war.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how other continents were involved in the World War.

What were two key turning points in the West during WW2?

What were two key turning points in the East during WW2?

What do you see here?

What do you see here?

Japanese conquests

Why?

• Needed resources (coal, oil, rubber)
• Military influence & nationalism → Wanted a larger empire

Key Events:

• 1937: Invaded China
• 1941: Pearl Harbor attack → U.S. joins the war
• 1942: Conquered much of Southeast Asia
• June 1942: Battle of Midway → Japan’s advance stopped

What do you see here?

In the occupied territories

Japanese Rule:

• Claimed to free Asia from the West → "Asia for the Asians"
• In reality: Brutal oppression & forced submission
• Horrors of Occupation: stavation, forced labour, sex slavery & concentration camps

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Timeline assignment

• Read through the different events and arrange them in chronological order.
• The timeline is too long. Discuss in pairs, which 10 events can you leave out? Talk together about why you're leaving certain events out and why others should remain.
• Fill in the events you've chosen on the timeline.
• Got extra time? Choose an event from your timeline that you don’t know much about and search for more information.

Get to work!

Read 3.2 'Japanese conquests' & 'In the occupied territories'

Make assignments 1, 3 & 4

Goals

• In this paragraph you will learn why and how Japan conquered territories.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how Japan treated the conquered territories.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how Japan lost the war.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how other continents were involved in the World War.

Why did Japan want to expand its territory before and during WWII?

1. To spread democracy across Asia
2. To gain more resources and living space
3. To escape a European invasion
4. To form alliances with China and Korea

What was Japan’s justification for conquering Southeast Asian territories?

1. They wanted to spread their religion
2. They wanted to unite Asian nations under their rule
3. They wanted to remove European and American influence (Asia for the Asians)
4. They needed more land to send their population

How did Japan treat the local populations in the occupied territories?

1. They granted them full independence
2. They heavily exploited resources and forced labor
3. They treated all people equally under their rule
4. They focused on peaceful trade and economic development

Why was the treatment of Chinese people by the Japanese military especially brutal?

1. The Japanese were taught they were superior to the Chinese
2. The Chinese refused to provide resources to Japan
3. The Chinese had an alliance with Nazi Germany
4. Japan viewed China as a strong military rival

Explain how Japan’s reasoning for conquering territories differed from how they actually treated those territories.