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Post your discussion comments on the reading in Clash.Part VII
Book pdf access link https://u1lib.org/book/5445183/b728e1
My discussion :
Student one response:The reading from the Clash textbook that we were assigned
this week was especially interesting, as it provided context and insight into the
events that led up to the eventual commencement of the U.S’s involvement in
WWII through the bombing of Pearl Harbor. A key figure in these events was
Prince Fumimaro Konoe, who served as prime minister of Japan and attempted
(to the best of his ability) to ease the increasing tensions between the United
States and Japan after the bombing incident. Unfortunately, his efforts ending up
being unsuccessful, as the U.S decided to retaliate; however i was really struck
by how much effort Konoe put forth into trying to prevent further conflict. I found
this really interesting mainly because I feel that in today’s world, there is not as
much effort being put forth by individual nations to keep the peace; it feels like
more often than not conflict is played out and seen until the end, so it was
refreshing to learn about a prominent figure in a country’s leadership who sought
to find a way to a resolution, even if one didn’t end up happening.
Another point that was interesting was Japan’s attempt at convincing the U.S
was the “white man’s battle” in regard to nationalism in China, but this was done
in an attempt to exert more domination over East Asia. Events that occurred in
the pursuit of such domination include the Rape of Nanking, the monopolization
of the Yangtze River, and the sinking of U.S gunboat Panay stationed in the
same river. I had never learned about any of this occurrences, so learning about
them through the proper context was really enlightening and informative.
My response to student one
Student 2 response :Part VII of “The Clash” was very intriguing. This chapter of the
book focused on Prince Fumimaro Konoe, and his life as a Prime Minister of Japan, and
how he maintained the Japanese military following the tragic events at Pearl Harbor.
The Prince did everything in his power to resolve tensions between Japan and the
United States, having taken his political office under the notion that he would bring
balance to military. When all efforts failed, the measures he took ended up pushing
Japan into a totalitarian state, and a famous quote from the Prince is memorialized in
history books as part of Japan’s pivotal history: “It is a terrible thing. . . . I know that a
tragic defeat awaits us at the end.” He was not wrong, because shortly after the events
are Pearl Harbor, the United States was given a redeemable reason to go to war with
Japan, sanctioned under international law as a form of retaliatory self-defense.
President FDR, who was in office at the time of the attack, referred to it as a relief,
stating that it was a means of uniting the American people against one common enemy.
These tensions between Japan and the U.S, and similarly China, and the Soviet Union
when Japan signed treaties with them, prevented the U.S from keeping their neutrality
in WWII, and led to many military and economic sanctions on Japan from the U.S,
including the freezing of their oil. This was considered the Climax of the 90-year
relations between Japan and the U.S, ending in a fiery war.
My response to student 2

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