To what extent was Japan forced to wage WWII in the Asia Pacific?

Japan's rise to power

meiji restoration

Japanese culture & tradition

Main topic

Japan's ambitions

conflict with Russia

Russo- Japanese War

alliance with Britain

Br more receptive towards the rise of Japan

conflict with China

Sino- Japanese war over Korea

worsening relations with USA

Paris Peace Conference

Washington Naval Conference

Expansionist policy

Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere

Japan's response to world developments in the 1930s.

American FP changes

War in Europe

Attack on PH

Crises in Japan

economic crisis

overpopulation

growth of military influence in Japanese politics

weakness of the league

Mukden + invasion of Manchuria

2nd Sino- Japanese War