Japan 1941–1952: Pacific War, defeat, Occupation and San Francisco

What this note covers

1. Expansion, 1941–1942: the Co-Prosperity Sphere in practice
2. The turning tide and total war at home, 1942–1945
3. Surrender, August–September 1945
4. The Occupation's reforms, 1945–1947: demilitarisation and democratisation
5. The 'reverse course', 1947–1952
6. Independence and Japan's place in the early Cold War
7. Writing the 1941–1952 essay

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes