From alliance to enmity: Anglo-Japanese relations, 1930 to 1939

[摘要] During the early twentieth century, Anglo-Japanese relations declined dramatically, and disintegrated altogether during the 1940s. The purpose of the thesis was to examine relations between Britain and Japan from 1930 to 1939. Numerous archival and secondary sources concerning diplomatic relations, contemporary domestic politics, economic constraints, and public opinion were consulted. The principal conclusions were that the decline of the Anglo-Japanese alliance was all but inevitable in light of the altered diplomatic environment following the First World War, that Britain lacked any practical means of stopping Japanese aggression in Manchuria, and that while numerous Britons recognised the threat posed by Japan, few could see any practical way of stopping her.

[发布机构] University:University of Birmingham;Department:School of History and Cultures, Department of History

[关键词] D History General and Old World;D History (General);D204 Modern History