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The Portugese arrived just before the break out of civil war in Japan. They introduced one of the most important weapons to during the war, the gun.
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Hideyoshi takes over his leadership. Killing his assasin.
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Hideyoshi becomes the first Showgun.
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The Shimabara Rebellion was an uprising in southwestern Japan in December 7, 1637–April 15, 1638 during the Edo period. It largely involved peasants, most of them Catholic Christians.
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American steam ships where ready to force their way onto Japanese shoes. Armed with cannons and brand new technologies the Japanese where not prepared for the attack, although managed to keep the Americans off the land.