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Duncan Weldon explores the economies of Japan and China in the 1920s and why they went to war in 1937.

The Second World War began in Europe in 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland; however, two countries that would later have a huge impact in the course of the struggle were already at War. In 1937 Japan invaded China, a move that would eventually pull both countries into a world war. In this episode of World War 2: The Economic Battle Duncan Weldon looks at the economies of both China and Japan to discover the motivations behind the war and how economics influenced its outcome.

Presenter: Duncan Weldon
Producer: Lizzy McNeill

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14 minutes

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Wed 21 Aug 2019 13:45

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  • Wed 21 Aug 2019 13:45