KSCB091 War in Pacific

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Denisa Hilbertová, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Drábik, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 15:50–19:05 M21
Prerequisites
Lower intermediate level of English
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 180 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/180, only registered: 0/180, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/180
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Description: An examination of the origins of the Pacific War, the course of this bitter and momentous conflict, and its complex legacy for both Asia and the United States.
Syllabus
  • 1 Background, 1890-1920: American expansion into the Pacific, Western imperialism in Asia, the beginning of Japanese imperialism, political turmoil in China, the start of Japanese immigration to the U.S. Attempts to Reconcile Goals, Cooperative Diplomacy, 1920-1930: The Washington Conference of 1921-22, democratic developments in Japan, the U.S. & isolationism, trends in the Japanese military, the start of civil war in China, tensions over the issue of Japanese immigration to the U.S., the London Naval Conference of 1930. 2 The Rise of Tensions, 1931-1937: The Manchurian Incident of 1931, the American reaction to Japanese expansion in China, military developments in Japan and the United States, political developments in Japan, the impact of the Great Depression and trade barriers, the start of the China War in 1937. 3 The Road to War, 1937-1941: Japan’s aims in China, the Rape of Nanking, American and British responses to the China War, Soviet-Japan clashes in China and Mongolia, intensive U.S.-Japan negotiations in 1940-41, U.S. relations with England and China. 4 The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese Advance: Japanese Planning for the Pearl Harbor attack, American preparations for war, the execution of the attack and its impact, the “back door to war” theory, the fall of Singapore, Japan’s seizure of the Philippines. 5 The Early Fighting, 1942: The Doolittle Raid on Japan, The Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of Guadalcanal, U.S. aid to China (The Flying Tigers, etc.) 6 The Japanese Empire: colonial policies in Korea and Taiwan, Japanese rule in Manchukuo, the ideology of the Greater East Asian Coprosperity Sphere, establishing a new government in China, Japanese rule in Indonesia and Burma. The Home Fronts: war mobilization in Japan—political changes, economic mobilization, the impact of mobilization on society, economic strains in Japan—and the war’s impact on the U.S., the internment of Japanese-Americans, the issue of racism in the war. 7 Japan on the Defensive, 1943-1944: The American Offensive—Tarawa, Peleliu, Saipan, MacArthur’s advance in New Guinea, recapturing the Philippines, the Battle of the Philippine Sea. 8 The Other Fronts: The war in China, the role of the Chinese Communist Party, and the battle for Burma. 9 The End of the War, 1945: strategic bombing of Japanese cities, political maneuvers within the Japanese government toward an end of the war, the development of the atomic bomb in the United States, the debate over options against Japan, Japanese efforts toward peace, the American decision to use atomic bombs, the Japanese surrender. 10 The Legacy of the War in Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia, 1945-1955: the Allied occupation of Japan, economic recovery, the War Crimes Trials, the resumption of the Chinese civil war, the division of Korea, the independence of Southeast Asian nations. 11 The War Remembered—Japan: trends in views of the Pacific War, the controversies over history textbooks, views toward the use of the atomic bombs, dealing with war memories in Asia, the issue of the “comfort women.” The War Remembered—The United States: the impact of the Pacific War on attitudes toward national security after 1945, views of the use of the atomic bomb, attitudes toward nuclear weapons, remembrances of the war, the controversy over the “Enola Gay” exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum in 1995. 12 Movie
Teaching methods
Přednášky
Assessment methods
On-line test multiple choice
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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