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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)

Case Study 2: German & Italian Expansion 1933-40 (The Global War)

Part 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust & Accord (The Cold War)

Part 2 - Leaders & Nations (The Cold War)

Part 3 - Cold War Crises (The Cold War)

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Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)

Unraveling 1930s Global Tensions: Fascism & Expansion

400 words

2 mins read

Last edited on 5th Nov 2024

Japanese Ambitions
- Japan desired more control and power in Asia.
- Actions included military expansion and more aggressive foreign policies.
World Dynamics
- Germany re-militarized the Rhineland in 1936.
- Italy’s Power Move 🍝🛵: Mussolini in Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. By 1937, Italy exited the League of Nations.
- Real-world Example: Imagine two friends (Germany & Italy) deciding to break school rules, and as a result, they leave the student council. Here, the school rules are like global norms, and the student council is the League of Nations.
Global Tug of War 🌍💪
- The world got divided
- Team Hopeful: Those wishing for collective security (international cooperation).
- Team Challenge: Those defying this hope, including Japan.

Internal Struggle
- The 'fascistic Blue Shirt movement' emerged within the GMD.
- Jiang Jieshi (leader of GMD) said in 1934: China wasn’t ready for a Japan war. Instead, he felt a bigger global war was on the horizon.
- Real-world Example: It's like seeing a small puddle (Japan) ahead but also predicting a huge storm (global war) coming!
Prepping for War? 🥋
- Jiang hired General von Seeckt (a WWI German veteran) to train 80,000 GMD soldiers, mainly against Communists.
- But the Guandong Army (related to Japan) kept making moves in China, especially Manchuria.
The United Fronts ⛩
- First United Front (1923): The CPC (Communist Party of China) was told by the Comintern to team up with the GMD.
- But this friendship broke during the White Terror. The GMD turned against the Communists.
Second United Front
- Jiang shifted focus from the ‘Red Bandits’ (Communists) to the ‘Dwarf Bandits’ (Japanese).
- By 1936, both the CPC and GMD decided: “Let’s join forces again to tackle the Japanese!”
- Real-world Example: Two friends (CPC & GMD) have a fallout (over a toy maybe?). Later, they decide to team up when they see a common bully (Japan) at the playground.

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History SL

400 words

2 mins read

Last edited on 5th Nov 2024

Japanese Ambitions
- Japan desired more control and power in Asia.
- Actions included military expansion and more aggressive foreign policies.
World Dynamics
- Germany re-militarized the Rhineland in 1936.
- Italy’s Power Move 🍝🛵: Mussolini in Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. By 1937, Italy exited the League of Nations.
- Real-world Example: Imagine two friends (Germany & Italy) deciding to break school rules, and as a result, they leave the student council. Here, the school rules are like global norms, and the student council is the League of Nations.
Global Tug of War 🌍💪
- The world got divided
- Team Hopeful: Those wishing for collective security (international cooperation).
- Team Challenge: Those defying this hope, including Japan.

Internal Struggle
- The 'fascistic Blue Shirt movement' emerged within the GMD.
- Jiang Jieshi (leader of GMD) said in 1934: China wasn’t ready for a Japan war. Instead, he felt a bigger global war was on the horizon.
- Real-world Example: It's like seeing a small puddle (Japan) ahead but also predicting a huge storm (global war) coming!
Prepping for War? 🥋
- Jiang hired General von Seeckt (a WWI German veteran) to train 80,000 GMD soldiers, mainly against Communists.
- But the Guandong Army (related to Japan) kept making moves in China, especially Manchuria.
The United Fronts ⛩
- First United Front (1923): The CPC (Communist Party of China) was told by the Comintern to team up with the GMD.
- But this friendship broke during the White Terror. The GMD turned against the Communists.
Second United Front
- Jiang shifted focus from the ‘Red Bandits’ (Communists) to the ‘Dwarf Bandits’ (Japanese).
- By 1936, both the CPC and GMD decided: “Let’s join forces again to tackle the Japanese!”
- Real-world Example: Two friends (CPC & GMD) have a fallout (over a toy maybe?). Later, they decide to team up when they see a common bully (Japan) at the playground.

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