History SL
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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)
History SL
Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Pearl Harbor: The Untold Secrets
475 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
🚢 Pearl harbor prelude
- 29 Nov 1941: Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) got the bad news - war was looming.
- 1 Dec 1941: Japanese naval force learns about the big plan: attack Pearl Harbor on 7 December.
- Fun Fact: Imagine planning a surprise birthday party and then worrying if someone will spill the beans! Except, it's not a party... it's war.
- U.S. Suspicion: Uncle Sam (the U.S.) had a gut feeling an attack was coming, but they were playing a deadly game of "Guess Where?".
- Roosevelt's Hail Mary: On 6 Dec, Roosevelt sends a message to Tokyo, basically saying, "Come on, guys, can't we all just get along? And hey, please pull your troops out of Indochina."
📡 Communication chaos
- Telegram Troubles: Thanks to some heavy-duty censorship, Hirohito didn't get Roosevelt’s peace telegram until 3 p.m.
- Real-World Analogy: It's like sending an urgent email, but it ends up in the spam folder!
- Late War Declaration: Instead of handing over Japan's war declaration 30 mins BEFORE Pearl Harbor's attack, Nomura & Kurusu were fashionably late by 50 minutes. Oops!
- Public Reaction: Back at the Japanese Embassy, things were heating up. Imagine returning home to find your house TP'ed because you forgot it was Halloween.
- Hotta's Insights
- Nomura & Kurusu might've been out of the loop about the attack and weren't playing sneaky after all.
- Prime Minister Tojo seems to have missed the memo about sharing plans.
🌏 Global reactions
- 8 Dec 1941: Britain didn't take kindly to Japan's invasions of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Result? Britain's like, "That’s it, we're at war."
- The Netherlands (though chilling in exile) did the same.
- 11 Dec 1941: Germany and Italy think they'd join the party and declare war on the U.S.
- Pop Culture Reference: It's like when everyone starts joining a TikTok trend, except this one's deadly.
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History SL
Case study 1: Japanese Expansion In East Asia 1931-41 (The Global War)
Pearl Harbor: The Untold Secrets
475 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
🚢 Pearl harbor prelude
- 29 Nov 1941: Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) got the bad news - war was looming.
- 1 Dec 1941: Japanese naval force learns about the big plan: attack Pearl Harbor on 7 December.
- Fun Fact: Imagine planning a surprise birthday party and then worrying if someone will spill the beans! Except, it's not a party... it's war.
- U.S. Suspicion: Uncle Sam (the U.S.) had a gut feeling an attack was coming, but they were playing a deadly game of "Guess Where?".
- Roosevelt's Hail Mary: On 6 Dec, Roosevelt sends a message to Tokyo, basically saying, "Come on, guys, can't we all just get along? And hey, please pull your troops out of Indochina."
📡 Communication chaos
- Telegram Troubles: Thanks to some heavy-duty censorship, Hirohito didn't get Roosevelt’s peace telegram until 3 p.m.
- Real-World Analogy: It's like sending an urgent email, but it ends up in the spam folder!
- Late War Declaration: Instead of handing over Japan's war declaration 30 mins BEFORE Pearl Harbor's attack, Nomura & Kurusu were fashionably late by 50 minutes. Oops!
- Public Reaction: Back at the Japanese Embassy, things were heating up. Imagine returning home to find your house TP'ed because you forgot it was Halloween.
- Hotta's Insights
- Nomura & Kurusu might've been out of the loop about the attack and weren't playing sneaky after all.
- Prime Minister Tojo seems to have missed the memo about sharing plans.
🌏 Global reactions
- 8 Dec 1941: Britain didn't take kindly to Japan's invasions of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Result? Britain's like, "That’s it, we're at war."
- The Netherlands (though chilling in exile) did the same.
- 11 Dec 1941: Germany and Italy think they'd join the party and declare war on the U.S.
- Pop Culture Reference: It's like when everyone starts joining a TikTok trend, except this one's deadly.
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