History 1810E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Locarno Treaties, Treaty 2, Anschluss
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Japanese planes strike at pearl harbour, 150 planes destroyed and 2500 americans dead. Forces of the empire of japan attack hon kong, this was followed by a multitude of invasions. Months the japanese had sweap throughout southwest asia ruining the empirial order ruining years of work, in the process japanese drag the usa into the second world war, uniting 2 separate but equally deadly wars. Routes causes of second world war, at the end of the first world war, too harsh on germany, in the versaiche peace treaty 2. longer larger social structures that were creating it, germany rising to power. Imperial germany: state upset the balance of power in europe, peace in the continent would depend on what germany decided. Treaty of vershace: magor decisions needing to be made, how to balance the power, new form of conducting international relationships, league of nations, a place to resolve situations through debate.