WCU History European and Pacific Theatre Questions
59.Treaty of Non-Aggression Between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1939
[ Including Secret Additional Protocol ]
- On the surface, what is odd about this alliance between Hitler and Stalin?
- Whose death warrant was signed here?
- What might Stalin have expected to gain from this agreement?
- 60. Japan’s
Justifications and Goals for War, 1930s-1942 (Shumei and Kingoro): -
Okawa
Shumei – The Way of Japan and the Japanese
- Hashimoto
Kingoro – The Need for Emigration and Expansion - 1. Explain
and discuss Okawa Shumei’s interpretation of the conflict between Japan and the
Western powers. - 2. According
to Hashimoto Kingoro, what alternatives did Japan’s leaders consider as
possible solutions to the problem of their nation’s expanding population? What
strategy does he propose? Explain and discuss his views of European expansion
and imperialism. Compare his ideas with those of Adolf Hitler. - What
is the underlying philosophy behind Japan’s plan for establishing a Greater
East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? What are its short- and long-term military,
political and economic objectives? What is its view of Wester political and
cultural influence in Asia? What does it require of the people of Asia?
