MMW 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hirohito, German Military Administration In Occupied France During World War Ii, Propaganda In The Soviet Union

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 15
• Professor: Preston Presholdt

Document Summary

The military technology used contributed to both the war efforts and the. The killing of civilians in an unprecedented way, in numbers that have never been seen before. Decisive shift of power to us and ussr. Axis: alliance of germany, italy and japan. Nations that would make up the axis- has authoritarian rulers with strong military-industrial complexes. Military-industrial complex: powerful vested interest of the military and industries producing military hardware. Japan had one of the largest navies in the world. Began to see itself as a colonial power comparable to the europeans and the us. Wanted to challenge the influence of european nations and the us. Everyone needed to have heavy access to oil supplies - petroleum critical for war. Japanese propaganda depicted the alliance with germany and italy. Strategists believed us would eventually enter the war -> preempted so that the japanese navy can have a little more time.