Japan+upto+WW2

This is the page where your presentations sit. The presentations were good, given the short time that you had. What you now have to do is connect the dots. All of the three are very linked. The Politics of the period was a function of the economic pressures. The Economic pressures were a function of the security needs of Japan and its desperate need to be recognised as one of the Great Powers. The Anglo Japanese Alliance started the process but in the post WW1 era, Japan's economic needs and political instability contributed to the need to safeguard its interests. This led it towards conflict. The Depression made a bad situation worse. For the best coverage of the period the James McClain book is good as is the Michael Barnhart reading. Plus I will upload some more material I have. FInally for the countdown to and causes of the World War 2 in the Pacifc the Key Features of Modern History Book ( Blue Book) has a chapter devoted to it as well.