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To what extent did Japanese Nationalisn cause the outbreak of war with the USA in 1941?

1. Identify Growth in Pacific tensions due to Japanese Nationalism

2. Being Complrehansive Nationalism - Japan and the USA Imperialism & Militarism - conflicting interests Foreign policies - Japan and the USA/Britain

3. Directive Verb "To what extent"

4. Answer To a significant extent, Japanese Nationalism was the cause of the war with the USA in 1941

5. Argument To a significant extent, Japanese Nationalism was the cause of the war with the USA in 1941, however there were many other contributing factors that also have a great impact.

6. Historiography Beasley " the aim.. was to create a Japanese-dominated international order... to replace the West"

7. Planning Nationalism Foreign policies and interests Imperialism

8. Evidence Nationalsim - ultra-nationalist societies - American Manifest Destiny Foreign Policies/interests in the area - US interventionalism/ Isolationism - Japans Co Prosperity Sphere Imperialism & Militarism - Japanese invasion of China - Western Colonies