Write a 350-500 word posting about Japan and World War II.

Write a 350-500 word posting about Japan and World War II. There are so many approaches to this topic that I hesitate to give you specific questions. Nonetheless, you might want to think about the links to an idea of “Manifest Destiny” (look back to your earlier consideration of this), in Asia. What did Japan hope to accomplish with its foray into China, if anything? What were Japan’s motives behind the attack on Pearl Harbor? Briefly discuss Japan’s gains and losses during the war. What were the costs of the war, to Japan – not only military and economic costs, but also to civilians and to society?
reading sets:
Japan: A Modern History, by James L. McClain ISBN: 978-0393977202 pp. 405-515
Modern Japan: A History in Documents, 2nd Edition,edited by James L. Huffman ISBN: 978-019539253-1 pp. 121-147
please using given reading information, and please do in text citation. 
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