Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1951

The new editions of Ken Webb's topic books have been written with the New South Wales HSC Modern History Examination in mind. They strictly follows the outline of the NEW HSC history syllabus (2018-19). However, the format, detail and historiography it contains make each book an ideal companion for students in other states and overseas who are studying these topics.

The value of these books lie in:

• their solid, relevant narrative detail
• their inclusion of the views of several of the top historians who have written on aspects of this topic
• their revision exercises
• their advice on how to write examination-style essays

Ideal for NSW Stage 6 Modern History syllabus (2019 HSC onwards) - Section III: Peace and Conflict - Option B: Conflict in the Pacific 1937–1951

Contents

• Section One - Survey: The Growth of Pacific Tensions
• Chapter 1. Economic and political issues in the Pacific by 1937
• Chapter 2. Japanese foreign policy 1937-1941
• Chapter 3. US and British policies in the Pacific 1937-1941
• Section Two - Focus of Study (1) The outbreak and course of the Pacific War
• Chapter 4. Strategic and political reasons for the bombing of Pearl Harbour
• Chapter 5. The US response to Pearl Harbour
• Chapter 6. Japanese advanced 1941-42: the Philippines, Singapore, Burma, the Ducth East Indies
• Chapter 7. Turning points in the war: Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, Battle of Guandacanal, New Guinea
• Chapter 8. Strategies used by Allied forces against Japan 1942-1945
• Advice on writing essays
• Essays 1: Responding to HSC questions on the outbreak and course of the Pacific War
• Section Three - Focus of Study (2) Civilians at war
• Chapter 9. Effects on civilian in occupied territories in South-East Asia
• Chapter 10. Life under occupation: collaboration, resistance, slave labour
• Chapter 11. The home front in Japan
• Chapter 12. The home front in Australia
• Essays 2: Responding to HSC questions on Civilians at war
• Section Four - Focus of Study (3) End of the conflict
• Chapter 13. Reasons for the use of the A-bomb
• Chapter 14. Reasons for the Japanese defeat
• Chapter 15. War Crimes Tribunals and the status of the Emperor
• Chapter 16. Allied occupation of Japan to 1951
• Essays 3: Responding to HSC questions on the End of the conflict
• Section Five - A Hollywood take on Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1951
• Chapter 17. "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
• Timeline
• Glossary
• Dramatis Personae
• Answers to revision exercises