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Japan during World War II - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Prelude. Japanese invasion of China. Decision process by Japanese leaders. Origin of conflict. Japanese offensives (1941–1942) South-East Asia. Tide turns (1942–1945) Air raids on Japan. Re-entry of the Soviet Union. Surrender and occupation of Japan (1945–1952) Post-war.
World War II and defeat. Prologue to war. The European war presented the Japanese with tempting opportunities. After the Nazi attack on Russia in 1941, the Japanese were torn between German urgings to join the war against the Soviets and their natural inclination to seek richer prizes from the European colonial territories to the south.
World War II - Pacific, Japan, Allies: Overt hostilities between Japan and China began after the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 7, 1937, when shots were exchanged between Chinese and Japanese troops on the outskirts of Peking.
As they advanced westward toward Japan, Allied forces repeatedly bombed and stormed Japanese-held territory, targeting tiny islands as well as the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines. The goal was to dislodge the enemy and to secure airfields and supply bases that could serve as the launching points for future attacks.
30 de mar. de 2011 · Japan's annexation of territory throughout SE Asia in 1941-2 was the immediate cause of war in the Pacific during World War Two.
Empire of Japan - WW2, Militarism, Expansion: Each gain achieved by the militarists resulted in new compromises by more moderate elements in the government, and each of these in turn brought greater foreign hostility and distrust.
Japan. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. During WW1, the Japanese military seized German colonies in China and in the Pacific, and after the war the western powers allowed Japan to keep the territories, thus recognizing Japan as a regional power.
