The Pacific War was the part of WW II and preceding conflicts that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its land, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937, and August 14, 1945. The most decisive actions took place after the Empire of Japan attacked various countries, who together came to be known as the Allies (for Allied Powers).
CONFLICT BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN
From 1868 onward, Japan underwent a rapid period of industrialization and modernization, with profound social, economic, and political consequences. To find new markets, raw materials and land for Japan’s growing population, Japan began to expand into northern China, while China was a protected state of civil war.
Between 1931 and 1933, Japan consolidated its hold over Manchuria, establishing a puppet state, Manchuguo. The League Nations’ response to the most obvious act of aggression it had thus far faced was minimal. And in 1937, Japan was at war with China, which caused worsening relations with the US-ultimately leading to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour.
THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WW
The origins of the Second WW have been the subject of particular historiographical controversy. Historians still dispute how far Hittler planned the war actually and how ambition Nazi territorial expansionism actually was.
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The Globalization of World Politics 2nd ed: an introduction to international relations, edited by John Baylis and Steve Smith
Sagan, Scoot D. 1914. Revisited: Allies, Offense, and Instability (1986)
Van Euera, Stephen. The Gulf of the Offensive and the Origin of the first WW. Summer 1984 p. 62
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