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Expansionism in Asia

← Previous revision Revision as of 01:43, 19 April 2026 Line 64: Line 64: ===Expansionism in Asia=== ===Expansionism in Asia=== •"The Japanese army was preparing to fight the Soviet Union. In 1934 with the intelligence that the Soviets had deployed a large number of heavy bombers to the maritime provinces, the Japanese Imperial General Staff changed its plans for war with the USSR. Of its total force of thirty divisions, 80 percent were earmarked for war against the USSR. The army's air forces were increased and most of the increase went to Manchuria and Korea. The decision was made to attack and fight in Siberia, east of Manchuria, then north to the Lake Baikal district."{{sfn|Hoyt|1986|p=138}} •"The Japanese army was preparing to fight the Soviet Union. In 1934 with the intelligence that the Soviets had deployed a large number of heavy bombers to the maritime provinces, the Japanese Imperial General Staff changed its plans for war with the USSR. Of its total force of thirty divisions, 80 percent were earmarked for war against the USSR. The army's air forces were increased and most of the increase went to Manchuria and Korea. The decision was made to attack and fight in Siberia, east of Manchuria, then north to the Lake Baikal district."{{sfn|Hoyt|1986|p=138}}
•"...As a student of Soviet-Japanese military affairs [Tojo] was one of the strong advocates of war with Russia. But before Japan could take on the USSR and wrench away the maritime provinces, she must first settle the China problem. Like many Japanese, Tojo expected this to be relatively easy, since China had never been given time to develop economically, and Chiang Kai-shak had the most tenuous control over his own armies....[-new page-] ¶ As a soldier's soldier, Tojo had the respect of his army superiors. His assessments of the China situation [as chief of staff of the Kwantung Army] carried a good deal of weight."{{sfn|Hoyt|1986|pp=140-141}}

==Makino Nobuaki== ==Makino Nobuaki==