Stars and stripes across the Pacific : the United States, Japan, and Asia/Pacific region, 1895-1945 / William F. Nimmo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nimmo, William F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Asia--Foreign relations--United States.

Asia.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Asia.

Pacific Area--Foreign relations--United States.

Pacific Area.

United States--Foreign relations--Pacific Area.

Japan--Foreign relations--United States.

Japan.

United States--Foreign relations--Japan.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

Physical Description:

x, 289 pages : illustrations, ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Beginnings: New Experiences for Americans in Asia and the Pacific 1

Chapter 2 Expansion in Asia and the Pacific 17

Chapter 3 New Century and Rising New Powers 51

Chapter 4 World War I: Big Rewards for Japan with Little Pain 81

Chapter 5 The 1920s: A Move to Liberalism in Japan and Turmoil in China 101

Chapter 6 The Japanese Army Moves in on Civilian Government 123

Chapter 7 The Early 1930s: Japan Expands While the United States Withdraws from Colonial Ambitions 137

Chapter 8 Japan's Attempt to Conquer China 155

Chapter 9 Confrontation between the United States and Japan 179

Chapter 10 The Military Dictatorship Takes Japan to War 203

Chapter 11 Ending the War 229

Appendix Romanization of Chinese Names 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-277) and index.

ISBN:

0275964531

OCLC:

45100336