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Section II (National Study): USA 1919-1941
Quick questions on The path to Pearl Harbor: HSC Modern History USA
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What is resource scarcity?Show answer
The oil embargo gave Japan around 18 months. Reaching the Dutch East Indies required taking Malaya (British) and the Philippines (American), which made war with the United States part of the calculation.
What is pacific strike to buy time?Show answer
Yamamoto designed Pearl Harbor as a temporary disabling of the Pacific Fleet that would give Japan 6 to 12 months to fortify a defensive perimeter. He warned the government that beyond that period he could not guarantee success.
What are bureaucratic and ideological politics?Show answer
The Army's Manchurian and Chinese commitments, the Navy's southern ambitions, and a culture that placed national honour above material calculation made retreat from China politically impossible.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is FDR's "day of infamy" speech (8 December 1941). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the American response to Pearl Harbor. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the path to Pearl Harbor was the result of American economic pressure rather than Japanese aggression. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Akira Iriye and Gordon Prange on the path to Pearl Harbor. [10 marks]
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