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United States and Japan sign treaty of Kanagawa. Japan must open five ports to American trade, Americans can live in port cities, but did not have to obey Japanese laws. Paid very small tax on important items; "flooded" Japan with cheap products,
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Commodore Parry arrives in Japan and forces Jaoan to open its port to American Ships to resupply. United States also demanded Japan to begin trading. (Gunboat Diplomacy)
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Emporer Meiji restorated as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization- new army, sent people to study in foreign counties, developed countries and technology (trains, ships, telegraph)
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Emperor restorted to most powerful. State Shinto religion. New land laws. People elected a congress (Diet).
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Liaotung Peninsula (Port Arthur) and Taiwan.
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Japanese War (more of Manchuria)
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When war began in Europe in 1914, Japan promtly sided with the Allies (United Kingdom, France, Italy, United States, and Russia) and issued a decleration of war on Germanty. Japan took advantage of the problems in Europe to seize German holdings on the Shantung (Shandong) Peninsua of China. They also took possesions of the German's wetern Pacific islands- the Marianas, Carolinas and Marshalls.
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American intercept Japanese coded message
Americans ambush Japanese Navy; Americans defeat "cream" of Japanese Navy (their very best pilots) -
August 1942- February 1934.
thousands of lives lost on both sides, indicator of nuber of American/Japanese lives that would be lost in the war. -
stalemate; Japan and United States both lose one aircraft carrier.
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United States drops bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
