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ABSTRACT
Contents
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 12
I. INTRODUCTION 13
A. MAJOR RESEARCH QUESTION 13
B. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH QUESTION 14
C. LITERATURE REVIEW 15
1. Military Innovation 15
2. Culture and Military Innovation 17
D. POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS AND HYPOTHESES 19
E. RESEARCH DESIGN 22
F. THESIS OVERVIEW AND DRAFT CHAPTER OUTLINE 22
II. CASE STUDY: IJN'S APPROACH TO AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD 23
A. PRIOR TO THE NAVAL TREATY PERIOD (1905-1921) 23
1. Legacy of the Battle of Tsushima 23
2. Accelerate Naval Armament Race and New Approach after WWI 25
3. Evolution of Initial Air Power 27
B. THE NAVAL TREATY PERIOD (1922-1936) 29
1. Washington Naval Treaty and its Influence 29
2. London Naval Treaty and its Influence 33
3. Aircraft Carrier and Aircraft Development 35
C. THE POST-NAVAL TREATY PERIOD (1937-1941) 38
1. Opening the Post-treaty Era and Expansion of Naval Power 38
2. Aircraft Carrier Doctrine and Aircraft Tactics 42
III. ANALYSIS OF THE HYPOTHESES 45
A. INFLUENCE OF NEW THECHNOLOGY 45
B. IMPACT OF NAVAL DISARMAMENT TREATY 49
C. FACTIONS AND MILITARY CHANGE 54
D. NEGATIVE INFLUENCE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE 58
E. IMPORTANCE OF ADAPTATION 61
IV. CONCLUSION 65
A. HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION 65
B. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION 69
LIST OF REFERENCES 71
INITIAL DISTRIBUTION LIST 77
Table 1. Status of Auxiliary Shipbuilding in Each Country after the... 32
Table 2. The IJN's Aircraft Carrier Development, 1920-41 40
Table 3. Japanese Naval Building Programs as Finally Implemented,... 51
Table 4. Changing of Required Military Force in the Imperial... 53
Table 5. Changing of Commitment Force for Strategic Concept 53
Table 6. The Result of Hypothesis Verification and... 68