Episode 621-Did Japan Start WWII?

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.4 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Jake Clapham of Flashback History joins Ray to discuss Japan's 1931 invasion of China, setting off a chain of events that will lead to Pearl Harbor. Listen on your usual podcast player or watch the video on YouTube https://worldwariipodcast.net/ https://youtu.be/H0AXg4i_XlI?si=BIVrXCmcXMHO-caN Want to go beyond the battlefield with The History of WWII Podcast? Dive deeper into the war with exclusive bonus episodes, expert interviews, and commercial-free listening for just $5/month! Every penny supports the show and keeps the history coming. https://worldwariipodcast.net/members-sign-up/ Follow The History of WWII Podcast: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rayharrisjr/ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@wwiiguy YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@historyofwwiipodcast8712 Donations are always welcome and help keep the History of WWII Podcast free for all. https://bit.ly/3Jcu7Aq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everybody shush! William Shatner has something to say.
0:03.3	Cat and Jethro, box of oddities.
0:06.1	The show is examined weird things.
0:08.8	What do you do when the woman you love dies?
0:12.7	Well, of course you dig her up and you live with her.
0:14.8	Aw.
0:15.4	That is really mysterious.
0:17.8	The strange, the bizarre. The unexpected.
0:21.8	Cat and Jethro, Box of Oddities.
0:24.4	Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:27.9	The Box of Oddities.
0:33.5	Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast, episode
0:44.0	621 interview with Jake Clapham, the host of the very popular YouTube channel, Flashback History.
0:51.5	Jake, thank you very much for being with us today.
0:54.9	It's an absolute pleasure to be here.
0:56.9	So first thing I'm going to do is ask you to tell us a little about yourself, about your show,
1:01.2	and of course your upcoming World War II documentary filmed in Japan.
1:05.3	And that's kind of what we're going to be focusing on today, 1931 Japan,
1:09.2	and its decision to invade the mainland.
1:13.4	So I am not actually a historian. My education is in politics and philosophy, but I started making
1:22.1	sort of history documentaries short videos on YouTube about two years ago and haven't looked back since.
1:28.5	Nowadays, I read a lot more history than I do philosophy or politics.
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