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Japan's HIstory

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    Japan's History

  • Japan expands

    Japan expands

    Japan needed resources to have a better economy and wanted to expand.
  • Hokkaido

    Hokkaido

    Japan takes over the island of Hokkaido.
  • Korea

    Korea

    Japan decided to take control of the small country of Korea to start the expansion of their country.
  • China

    China

    Japan next then took over northeastern China,
  • WWI

    WWI

    Japan joins allied forces in WWI
  • some more expansions

    some more expansions

    Japan decides to start expanding again in Asia.
  • WWII

    WWII

    Japan as an ally to Germany, got the United States into the 2nd world war by bombing Pearl Harbor.
  • Two Atomic Bombs

    Two Atomic Bombs

    In this year, the merciless U.S., dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Hirohito

    Hirohito

    Emperor Hirohito was a god at this time, but when he said that they would surrender, he was no more. He couldn't bear to watch his country battle anymore so he had to stop them from fighting. he was no longer emperor and was dethroned.
  • Losing the war

    Losing the war

    General Douglas MacAruther was assinged the duty to build Japan back. This was after Industries and farms were destroyed, the government was in shambles, the people were demorialized, and the emporor was no longer a god.
  • The constitution

    The constitution

    After WWII the U.S. occupied Japan till 1952.
  • New constitution

    New constitution

    MacArthur decided that Japan would be a constitutional monarchy. He made a constitution called the MacArthur Constitution.
  • The Diet

    The Diet

    The Diet was created with the constitution. This is a two-house parliament.
  • Other Rights

    Other Rights

    Anybody over 20 years of age could vote because of this doucment.
  • Reparations

    Reparations

    Japan promised to pay the damages done by the war.