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Japanese Policy of Sakoku (closed country policy) is implemented to banish all western missionaries.
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The United States issues The Monroe Doctrine in order to prevent further colonization from the Europeans.
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The Treaty of Kanagawa with the United States (Japan's first treaty with a western nation) opened Japan to foreign commerce and residence.
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Japan signs the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the United States.
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After receiving support from the United States, Japan launches a surprise attack on Russian Port Arthur, resulting in the Russo- Japanese War.
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Talks between Roosevelt and Kaneko begin, Roosevelt’s objective being to transform Japan into Asia’s greatest civilized force.
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Baron Kaneko and Ambassador Takahira travel to the White House. Roosevelt first suggests a Monroe Doctrine for Japan.
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Theodore Roosevelt meets with Ambassador Takahira to come to an agreement about America's stance on Japanese immigration.
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All done secretly, Taft and Prime Minister Katsura meet and agree that Japan would not interfere in the Phillipines and that England, Japan, and the US would form an alliance (Open Door Policy).
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US Secretary of War, William Howard Taft, and Prime Minister of Japan Katsura Taro met to discuss Japanese-American relations, focusing on a Japanese protectorate over Korea.
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With Roosevelt's help in negotiations, the Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the Russo- Japanese war.
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Theodore Roosevelt leaves office having never held up his end of the bargain with Japan. William Taft is inaugurated as President.
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The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a surprise attack on the American naval base Pearl Harbor, launching the United States into WWII.