Paper 1/Case Study 1: Japanese expansion in East Asia (1931-1941)
Material for detailed study:
Causes of Expansion *The impact of Japanese nationalism and militarism on foreign policy *Japanese domestic issues: political and economic issues, and their impact on foreign relations *Political instability in China
Events *Japanese invasion of Manchuria and northern China (1931) *Sino-Japanese War (1937-1941) *The Three-Power/Tripartite Pact; the outbreak of war; Pearl Harbor (1941)
Responses *League of Nations and the Lytton Report *Political developments within China - the Second United Front *International response including US initiatives and increasing tensions between the U.S. and Japan
A Move to Global War - Germany and Italy
Paper 1/Case Study 2: German and Italian Expansion (1933-1940)
Material for detailed study:
Causes of Expansion *Impact of fascism and Nazism on the foreign policies of Italy and Germany *Impact of domestic economic issues on the foreign policies of Italy and Germany *Changing diplomatic alignments in Europe; the end of collective security; appeasement
Events *German challenges to the post-war settlements (1933-1938) *Italian expansion: Abyssinia (1935-1936); Albania; entry into the Second World War *German expansion (1938-1939); Pact of Steel, Nazi-Soviet Pact and the outbreak of war
Responses *International response to German aggression (1933-1938) *International response to Italian aggression (1935-1936) *International response to German and Italian aggression (1940)