Firstly, Truman had to look into the different options of attack. One option would be to blockade Japan into surrender. Blockade would not work as this tactic, used in Germany failed and Germany did not surrender until action was brought into Germany itself. Another option was also one used in Germany, to bomb Japan’s munitions industries.
Japan had first created a plan to bring new order in Asia of 1938 (Doc.C). Time went by and in the beginning of 1941, Japanese high schools and colleges were required to teach about the new world order idea to help everyone understand the process (Doc. A). Japan believed that the old order of both the Europeans and the American controlled systems was crumbling. They believed that their new order led by their emperor would take over and replace the old order (Doc. A).
Both Nell Irvin Painter and Kristin L. Hoganson have two different prospective on the annexation of the Philippines. Painter’s approach of explaining the annexation was more of an economic view rather then Hoganson’s, which was a more sexiest view. An example of Painter’s view is when he said,” the culprit, it seemed, was agricultural and industrial overproduction” (Painter). He is saying the America simply produced too much, and they did not care. Business thought taking over The Philippines would help American gain access to trading with China.
Would this imperialistic empire accept an unconditional surrender that would go against their national interests for the international welfare and security? Aforementioned evidence puts forward a different approach, the idea that Japan would have been persistent in their futile efforts to combat Allied forces—to maintain dignity and avoid humiliation. Inevitably lengthening the war, an estimated 1.7 to 4 million American and 5 to 10 million Japanese casualties would have occurred through a ground invasion of Japan. An actively planned invasion proposed by allied forces for a means to neutralize Japan and end World War Two. Also known as “Operation Downfall”— an atrocity prevented as a result of Harry Truman’s decision to use nuclear warfare.
General Macarthur's inspirational speech, Duty Honor Country, a speech he so eloquently delivered on May 12, 1962, proved to be one of the most powerful speeches in history. He praised the soldier's bravery, courage, and highlighted their tremendous impact on everyday life through various claims. He makes this assertion by characterizing the soldiers through his slogan Duty Honor Country. General Macarthur also uses pathos by mentioning religion to convey emotional feeling from the audience. MacArthur’s purpose is to paint the image of how an ideal soldier should be in order to shape their lives as military leaders.
(5) He applied pressure from land and sea. After six months, Hideyoshi asked for the Hojo daimyo 's surrender and commenced a 3-day attack on the castle when he refused. When the surrender came he confiscated the land. The great Hojo clan was eliminated and from this time on Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the undisputed military dictator of the land. (5) Considered a symbol of his power and desire to rule all of Japan, he ordered the construction of Osaka Castle, later ordering the restoration of the Imperial Palace.
In 1938, Japan announced its plan to constitute a new order in East Asia (Doc C). In this new order, the rule of the Japanese emperor would be drawn-out over Earth. This was a driving force for Japan’s invasion because of their ambitious desires. By damaging an American naval base, it gave Japan the ability to also occupy China and Manchuria leading to a rise in their military power (Doc C). Japan’s presence in more of East Asia brought them one step closer to expanding their authority.
General Douglas MacArthur was a legendary figure in American military history. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1880, MacArthur was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he excelled in academics and athletics. MacArthur served in the Philippines, Japan, and Europe during his illustrious career, and he is perhaps best known for his leadership in the Pacific during World War II. MacArthur first gained notoriety during World War I, where he served as chief of staff of the 42nd (Rainbow) Division.
During his speech, President Roosevelt made it seem like the Japanese just attacked us out of nowhere but really we provoked it. Japan tried to suggest ideas for compromise between itself and the United States,” but “The U.S did not agree.” After this, Japan tried to make another attempt
Then the emperor raised Taro to a Middle captain and granted him domains of Kai and Shinano. The truth is deep and profound, the process of Taro became a high rank captain from a civilian, revealed the emperor has no real power at that time. The rise of lower rank soldiers seizure rights from imperial court, Gekokujo obviously show in front of
However this plan didn’t work which resulted in the failure of the imperial Japanese navy in the battle of midway which then resulted in the US victory which would change the tide of the war putting the US on the offensive position and putting the japanese on a defensive position for the rest of the war, which was really important because it allowed the US to prevent japan from taking any offensive action for the rest of the war in the pacific
The Japanese could not live without the emperor's life; the emperor to them was God. The retention of the emperor system would not do harm to the United States. The United States should have used a more sensible way to solve
If Japan agreed to the declaration, America would not drop the atomic bomb and Japan would
Imperialism in Japan Background: Japan prior to the Meiji restoration was ruled in a hierarchy very similar to other European countries. The hierarchy was that of lords, samurai and then peasants. The Japanese equivalent to a king at the time was a military dictator called a shogun. During this time the capital was Kyoto and the shogun was part of the Tokugawa clan. That is why this period is referred to as the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Ito Hirobumi, Japan’s fourth prime minister, always intended on taking control of Korea to the extent of committing far greater crimes than he had previously committed. He planned ways to destroy Korea’s power in order to enable Japan to take control of the country. To be able to succeed and to take initiative of his schemes, Ito resigned from being a resident general to become part of the Privy Council, which was “the most powerful body of politicians in Japan”. A while later, Ito heard from Katsura Taro, his fellow partner, that the declaration to annex Korea was allowed to be taken into initiative.
