What does it require of the people of Asia?

59.Treaty of Non-Aggression Between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1939

[ Including Secret Additional Protocol ]

• On the surface, what is odd about this alliance between Hitler and Stalin?
• Whose death warrant was signed here?
• What might Stalin have expected to gain from this agreement?
• 60. Japan’sJustifications and Goals for War, 1930s-1942 (Shumei and Kingoro):
• OkawaShumei – The Way of Japan and the Japanese
• HashimotoKingoro – The Need for Emigration and Expansion
• 1. Explainand discuss Okawa Shumei’s interpretation of the conflict between Japan and theWestern powers.
• 2. Accordingto Hashimoto Kingoro, what alternatives did Japan’s leaders consider aspossible solutions to the problem of their nation’s expanding population?
•  Whatstrategy does he propose? Explain and discuss his views of European expansionand imperialism.
•  Compare his ideas with those of Adolf Hitler.
• Whatis the underlying philosophy behind Japan’s plan for establishing a GreaterEast Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? 
• What are its short- and long-term military,political and economic objectives?
•  What is its view of Wester political andcultural influence in Asia?
•  What does it require of the people of Asia?