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Japanese Feudalism (Samurai)
Samurai was the pre industrial japanese word pertaining to military nobility. Samurais followed a code of laws called the Bushido code. -
Tokugawa Shogunate
Established a regime in Japan. It was then passed on to the descentents of the Tokugawas. -
Commodore Matthew Perry
Commander of the US Navy. Opened Japan to the West in theTreaty of Kanagawa. -
Meiji Restoration
The chain of events that restored the imperial rule to Japan. -
Japanese Territorial Expansion
Japan expanded territory from 1875 to 1930. -
Great Depression
Japan began to become a world power after World War I. It took over the market, escpecially since Britain slumped in the '20s -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima was bombed to end WWI. Nagasaki was bombed as well. -
Post War Reforms
The Allied Powers, Britain and US, occupied Japan until 1952 to keep the nation down. -
Economic Miracle
The period of economic growth in Japan after the world war. -
Tsunami (2011)
Known as the Tohoku Earthquake. It shifted the island of Honshu 8 ft. tilted the earth's axis between 10 and 25 cm. It was a 9 on the richter scale.