This document discusses several events from 1937 to 2011: - In 1937, Japanese officer Hideki Tojo was killed in China and Japan faced international condemnation for aggression in Manchuria. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto rose through the ranks of the Japanese navy. - In 1941, the failing Konoe cabinet appointed Yamamoto as Prime Minister of Japan. Yamamoto pursued reforms and improved relations with the US while opposing war. - WWII progressed without the US from 1937-1941. Germany failed to defeat the Soviet Union and Britain conceded defeat in Europe. The US saw rapid growth and became a refuge for foreigners fleeing fascism and dictatorships. - From the 1950s-1970s, the

1. Philip Arnold May 2011 World at War(except for the USA)

2. July 1937 Manchuria Isokuru Yamamoto Hideki Tojo, a young Japanese military officer, is killed by Chinese mortar fire. The United States, along with the well respected League of Nations, condemns Japanese aggression. Rises through the ranks of the Japanese navy. Promotes international recognition of the Empire. Attends naval conferences around the world, including the United States. Appointed Admiral later that year. Begins radical reforms to the navy.

3. Yamamoto as Prime Minister 1941, The failing Konoe cabinet appoints Yamamoto as PM. Yamamoto receives death threats from ultra-nationalists for his opposition to the Tripartite Act. Purges of the Japanese military, especially army, end with the dismissal of thousands of war-mongering officers. KMT allies with the Empire against communist dissidents. US embargos end and US-Japanese relations improve. “Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it would not be enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii and San Francisco. To make victory certain, we would have to march into Washington and dictate the terms of peace in the White House. I wonder if our politicians (who speak so lightly of a Japanese-American war) have confidence as to the final outcome and are prepared to make the necessary sacrifices”. Yamamoto’s address to Diet

4. WAR! WWII progressed without the United States, other than economic aid to Great Britain. Nazi Germany fails to conquer and destroy the entirety of the Soviet Union. Adolf Hitler is overthrown by Prussian officers in a coup d'état after blunders at Stalingrad and Kursk. Great Britain is forced to concede defeat in Europe but gains former French and Belgian colonies in Africa. America is slow to break out of the Depression until the late 1940s.

5. Rapid Growth Thousands of refuges from Asia and Europe pour into America. Surprisingly, Americas welcome the foreigners, many of whom are intellectuals fleeing oppressive regimes. The United States becomes a bastion of democracy against fascism and dictatorships. Nuclear power is invented in the 1950s, solely for energy use.

6. United States and the Western Hemisphere USA becomes embroiled in colonial war in Cuba in 1965. Fierce student resistance explodes. Dewey defeats Truman in 1950. GOP gains power as the non-war party. At the same time, however, the US adopts an imperialistic and paternalistic attitude towards Latin America. US policymakers allow for migrant workers to legally enter the country.

7. The World as of 2011 Empires faced numerous rebellions, insurrections, and terrorist attacks. The Imperial age comes to an end by the 1970s. Islamic militants, led by Osama Bin Laden, attack the Reichstag in Berlin in response to German influence in the Middle East. The United States ends it’s imperialistic ways in favor of a “Good Neighbor Policy”.

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