Japan was better prepared for World War II

Starting in the early 1930’s, the Japanese began to display their great imperialistic dreams with ambition and aggression. Their goal was to create a "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere" where they controlled a vast empire in the western Pacific.1 In September of 1939, Japan signed the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis Treaty, allying themselves with Germany and Italy in an effort to safeguard their interests in China from the Soviet Union. Japan’s only major obstacle left lay in the significant size of the United States Pacific Fleet. To rid themselves of this, Japan attacked the United States Pacific Fleet in hopes of crippling it enough to prevent any further hindrance from the

This made Japan uneasy as the U.S. could become a threat in later years. Japan expressed it’s worries appointed towards the United States by stating “‘When I think about the strengthening of American defenses in the Southwest Pacific...I see no end to

During WWII, Japan was attempting to expand their territories by taking over Manchuria and many other places. The U.S., however, said that they “would refuse to recognize any territorial acquisitions that violate American treaty rights” (Bordelon). Japan didn’t listen to America’s threats and still went on to violate the Kellogg-Briand Treaty of 1928 and the Open Door Policy Pact of 1922. This caused the relationship between to grow even worse because it made the U.S. concerned that they wouldn’t be able to protect their imports of tin, rubber, and oil. In addition, Japan was continually violating treaties and taking over little islands near the United States in Hawaii. As a result, the U.S. became increasingly worried and knew they needed

Later on long range bombers were developed, they had one task, to fly with as many bombs as they can and hit a target with a degree of accuracy. These bombers were much larger than fighters and had much less manoeuvrability. Planes were not thought of as a combat-prepared technology, but proved to be very effective with gathering information and taking out enemy

Over the four decades of service the B-25 Mitchell came across many new and improved models such as the B-25A - B-25H. The B-25 is one of the most well known bombers during World War II and is a symbol of just how powerful America was in the war. In the year of 1938 the Army Air Corp was looking for a new type of medium sized bomber. The Army Air Corp was looking for a bomber that could meet their

World War II was the first time that Americans really called for a more advanced, safer way to fight war in the air. During this war more than 40,000 planes and over 80,000 soldiers were lost (Shaw). This statistic alarmed many Americans, who then discovered it would be cheaper and safer to go towards an unmanned type of air force (Shaw). In 1946 the United States created a special branch of the military, which specialized in the research of pilotless aircrafts, and they ended up creating a few versions (Shaw).

Near the end of World War 2 and after the fall of the German war machine, the US and soon the USSR were still at war with Japan. Despite most of the Imperial Navy being defeated, Japan wouldn’t give in to defeat and continued throwing what they had left into the defense of their mainland. I consider there to be four main causes of the Japanese defeat near the end of the war; the loss of the IJN Yamato dreadnought, the two US nuclear attacks, the depletion of resources needed or them to continue fighting, and the USSR joining the fight against them.

Throughout World War II the US used airplanes in many different ways. Some were used to carry troops and supplies, some were used as bombers, and some were used to attack directly. The P-51 Mustang, the Boeing P-17 Flying Fortress, and the Martin B-26 Marauder are just a few examples of these. Even though each plane had a different job, they all came together to help win the war.

They also had comms(radios) to talk to each other. The planes were very basic at first, but they eventually got new sights to improve their accuracy, new motors to fly farther, and a new design so the plane was more streamlined. As refinements progressed, along with better pilot training and tactics, it became a formidable weapon in the Allied war against Germany and the War in the Pacific. The planes would get in a box formation, flying relatively close for gunners meant more firepower.

Towards the end of the War the airplane becomes a practical device of war being able to carry weapons. Anthony Fokker and Louis Bleriot create the most successful of early modern biplanes known as the D-VII and D-VIII. Biplanes are eventually taken over by the monoplane, or one wing. This new design allowed for faster flight and better visibility for the pilot. Air-cooled engines lead the way for commercial aircraft, and Boeing introduces the first modern airliner the 247. Airplanes are effected the greatest by supply and demand of war. New styles of war begun to emerge so did new and improved types of aircraft. The population of the U.S. also begun to grow which leads to the modern most sophisticated commercial airliner the 777. Most aircraft improvements are found in the military and intelligence field. The most high tech aircraft known today for such things as spying are the SR-71 Blackbird, and the U-2 Spy plane. The most complicated and best aircraft performance is still held by the space shuttle and probably always will be. The last 200 years have seen incredible changes in aircraft from the man with wings to heavier than air flying machines that can travel at supersonic speeds.

Japan would go through many wars having loses and victories and gaining a decent military. A war containing the Japanese and the Sino expanded in to WWII but ended with an atomic bombing of Hiroshima and

The growth of Japanese military was proved by their victory in Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War

Japanese Militarism The recent spat between Japan and China is the latest in a series of outbursts between the two nations. What started as a Chinese objection to Japanese interpretation of history especially with reference to the latter’s acts against China during the fourth quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, has now snowballed into a major controversy which could threaten the fragile relationship between them. The current episode started simmering when the Chinese began circulating an online petition protesting against Japan’s bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.

The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was the prize fighter of the Japanese Imperial Navy. Shrouded in myth and legend, it was a plane for which the United Stated had no answer. It was commissioned as, “a triple threat: an escort with the extreme range needed to accompany bombers deep into China and later to cover vast Pacific distances; a point-defense interceptor with a rapid rate of climb to hit attacking bombers before they reached their targets; and a consummate dogfighter with extreme maneuverability” (Wilkinson Myth of the Zero 25). It had a reputation as the most agile plane in the skies, as well as the plane with the best maneuverability.

Though worldwide economic depression incited the rise of Japan’s militarism, another factor that caused the militarism was that western threat to sign unequal treaties in the 1850s before the Restoration. (Pyle, 82) At the time of the West’s imperialism, Japan had lots of diplomatic disadvantages because of the West’s unequal treaties. These facts taught Japanese the realities of power politics that strong military force is necessary to strengthen the country and to enrich the colonial success. Therefore, Japan strongly advocated militarism and imperialism and practiced the West’s same imperialistic force to Asian countries such as China, Japan and Russia.