Japan's Empire, Pearl Harbor and Defeat

What this note covers

1. Militarist Ideology and the Road to Expansionism
2. Manchuria, China and the Path to Total War (1931–1941)
3. Pearl Harbor and Early Pacific Conquests (1941–1942)
4. The Turning Tide: Midway, Guadalcanal, and Allied Counter-Offensive
5. The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6. Surrender, Occupation, and the Aftermath of Empire
7. Historical Perspectives and Interpretive Debates

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes