History HL
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Chapter 29 - Mussolini’s Italy - 1922-1939 (European States)
Chapter 30 - Spain - 1918-1936 (European States)
Chapter 31 - The Spanish Civil War - 1936-1939 (European States)
Chapter 32 - The Soviet Union - 1918-1929 (European States)
Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Japan's Economic Crisis The Trigger For Designs On China
473 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Let's Get Started! 🚀
Hey future historian! Ready to dive into the complicated world of Japanese-Chinese relations in the early 20th century? Strap in for a ride through events like Japanese designs on China, the Manchurian Crisis, and the creation of Manchuguo!
Key Concepts and Terms: 🎯
- Economic Recession: When the economy shrinks, and jobs and money are scarce.
- 🌍 Real-world example: Think of the 2008 Financial Crisis in the U.S.
- Imperial Expansion: When a country grows by taking over other lands.
- 🌍 Real-world example: British Empire's expansion into India.
- Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere: Japan's fancy term for their own empire-building.
- Manchurian Crisis: A significant confrontation that paved the way for Japan's invasion of Manchuria.
- Manchuguo: The new name Japan gave to occupied Manchuria.
- Puppet State: A country that is technically independent but controlled by another.
- 🌍 Real-world example: Vichy France during WWII.
🇯🇵 Japanese Designs on China Before 1931
- 📉 Why So Aggressive, Japan?
- Japan was facing a nasty economic recession in the 1920s.
- They thought, "Hey, if we don't expand and grab resources, we're doomed!"
- They already had their eyes on China since 1915 and 1919.
- 🌍 Real-world Connection
- Imagine you're super hungry, and you're eyeing the last piece of pizza at a party. You either grab it now or risk going home hungry. Japan felt the same urgency but with resources and land.
- 🌏 The Master Plan
- They planned to take Chinese land first as a stepping stone to control all of East Asia and the western Pacific.
- This was the inception of what later became known as the "Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere."
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History HL
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Japan's Economic Crisis The Trigger For Designs On China
473 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Let's Get Started! 🚀
Hey future historian! Ready to dive into the complicated world of Japanese-Chinese relations in the early 20th century? Strap in for a ride through events like Japanese designs on China, the Manchurian Crisis, and the creation of Manchuguo!
Key Concepts and Terms: 🎯
- Economic Recession: When the economy shrinks, and jobs and money are scarce.
- 🌍 Real-world example: Think of the 2008 Financial Crisis in the U.S.
- Imperial Expansion: When a country grows by taking over other lands.
- 🌍 Real-world example: British Empire's expansion into India.
- Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere: Japan's fancy term for their own empire-building.
- Manchurian Crisis: A significant confrontation that paved the way for Japan's invasion of Manchuria.
- Manchuguo: The new name Japan gave to occupied Manchuria.
- Puppet State: A country that is technically independent but controlled by another.
- 🌍 Real-world example: Vichy France during WWII.
🇯🇵 Japanese Designs on China Before 1931
- 📉 Why So Aggressive, Japan?
- Japan was facing a nasty economic recession in the 1920s.
- They thought, "Hey, if we don't expand and grab resources, we're doomed!"
- They already had their eyes on China since 1915 and 1919.
- 🌍 Real-world Connection
- Imagine you're super hungry, and you're eyeing the last piece of pizza at a party. You either grab it now or risk going home hungry. Japan felt the same urgency but with resources and land.
- 🌏 The Master Plan
- They planned to take Chinese land first as a stepping stone to control all of East Asia and the western Pacific.
- This was the inception of what later became known as the "Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere."
Unlock the Full Content!
Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟