I need to write a compare and contrast essay on German and Japanese conquest During the early years of World War 2 any suggestions , sites and info would be appreciatedWww@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: In the beginning it all look so easy and some might say inevitable!. Germany & Japan had a series of 'easy' successes that sent fear into the World and made each nation seem tough & invincible and in each case it was an illusion!. Each nation knocked down the armies of a weakened morally bankrupt regime and spread their armies across vast territories and then each in turn faced a stonger more determined opponent and their flaws & weaknesses were exposed!. Links and snippets you will have to go on site for further articles since the YAMSTERS refuse to let me include lenthier articles!.!.!. http://www!.geocities!.com/dutcheastindies!.!.!. """This website is dedicated to the study of the Japanese Invasion of the Dutch East Indies (DEI) in 1941-1942!. In many History books, for whatever reason, the Japanese Invasion of the Dutch East Indies is barely mentioned!. Hopefully, this site will provide much more in depth and detailed information on these hostilities than has been provided elsewhere in books!. It is provided for research and educational purposes only and is not intended to glorify war, any particular country, or political agenda!. Unfortunately, as some of the battles were fought in remote jungle locations of the Netherlands East Indies, we only have the reports of survivors to tell us their version what actually happened!." http://www!.awm!.gov!.au/alliesinadversity/!.!.!. ""On 7 December 1941 Japan launched its entry into the Second World War on the side of Germany with a series of surprise attacks that extended the conflict from Europe to the Pacific!. In coordinated attacks that spanned the ocean from the Asian mainland to Hawaii, Japanese forces struck at American and British possessions in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo and elsewhere!. Although the Japanese did not include the Dutch colony of the Netherlands East Indies (modern day Indonesia) in this opening phase of attacks, it was clear to Allied planners that these islands would not escape for long!. Japan moved against the colonial territories of the United States, Britain and later Holland, to secure for itself the wealth of this resource-rich region!. The most important prize of all was the Dutch controlled oil fields on Borneo, Java and Sumatra!. The Netherlands had joined an economic embargo organised by the United States to deprive Japan of the resources it needed to sustain its military forces in their war against China!. Japan lacked a native source of oil and was dependent on Dutch supplies!. Without regular shipments from the Netherlands East Indies the Japanese military would quickly exhaust the nation’s limited stocks of petroleum products, and the war effort, as well as the domestic economy, would grind to a halt!. From the Japanese perspective access to these fields was essential if Japan was to continue its policy of nationalistic expansion!. Without Dutch oil, Japan would have little option but to halt its aggressive plans, accept defeat in China and accede to Western demands!."" http://www!.naval-history!.net/WW2Campaign!.!.!. http://www!.verzetsmuseum!.org/tweede-were!.!.!. ""A worthless army Indonesian Suhendro Sosrosuwarno was 17 when the Japanese invaded!. “I was by the side of the road when I saw KNIL soldiers fleeing past us!. I thought: ‘What kind of soldiers are they!?’ The KNIL, which always marched with such pride, turned out to be worthless!. I thought it was fabulous to see how the Japanese had taken out the KNIL in a very short space of time!. Even as a child I had always admired the Japanese knights, the samurai!.” http://www!.militaryhistoryonline!.com/wwi!.!.!. http://hgs!.oxfordjournals!.org/cgi/conten!.!.!. http://www!.ushmm!.org/wlc/article!.php!?Mod!.!.!. http://www!.kasprzyk!.demon!.co!.uk/www/hist!.!.!. http://worldwar2database!.com/html/france!.!.!. http://www!.spartacus!.schoolnet!.co!.uk/2WW!.!.!. Peace/////////////////////////////\\\\!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Well to start off the Germans and the Japanese were about the same in the early stages of the war conquest wise because neither of them wanted to get the war or start trouble off in the begining(although Germany was under alot more pressure) so thats something to look into!. A good book I would recommend you might want to check out would be The Road to War!. it will give you alot of the info your looking for!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I don't know very much about the Japanese, except for bombing Pearl Harbor in 1941 and starting the War!. Germany invaded Poland, Holland, Belgium and France!. They tried to invade the Sowjet Union, but failed and were driven back by the Allies!. Germany's Allies were Italy and Japan!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |