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Unequal Treaties
United States and Japan sign Treaty of Kanagawa. Japan must oped five ports to American trade. Americans can live in port cities, but did not have to obey Japanese laws. Paide very small tax on imported items; "flooded Japan with cheap oproducts. -
Commodore Perry
Commodore Perry arrives in Japan and forves Japan to open its ports to resupply. United States alos demanded Japan to begin trading. (Gunboat Diplomacy) -
Meiji Restoration
Emporor Meiji restored as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization. New army, sent people to sudy in foreign countries, devoloped technology (trains,ships,telegraph) -
Meiji Constitution
Emporor restored to most powerful. State Shinto Religion. New land laws. PEople elected a Congress (diet) -
Sino-Japanese War.
This war was fought mainly for the land around Korea -
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese war happened because of land ambitions around Korea and China. Japan had soundlessly won againts Russia but still didnt get respect. -
World War One
During this War Japan, sided with the allies. Because Japan was on the allies, they declared war on Germany. During this war in europe, Japan took German occupied land around asia. After Japan took all the German islands, they cocluded a secret agreement with Britan that divided the land amonst eachother. -
World War One Ends
War ends and Japan is wealthy. -
War In Europe
War breaks out in europe and america wonders if they can stay nutural any longer. -
Gernamny lighting invandes europe
Germany launched blizkrieg of Europe. -
America Dealares War on Japan
After Japan invaded pearl harbor, america dec;ares war on Japan -
Bataan Death March
Forced thousands of starving American soldiers to march 65 miles to a prison camp. If they stopped they got killed. -
Doolittle Raid
America wanted to give Japan a taste of war. Sent 16 B-25 bombers. They had to crassh land in China and Russia. Only four made it alive. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Stalemate; Japan and the United States both lose one aircraft carrier. America almost loses. -
Guadacanal
The battle of Guadacanal. A lot of lives lost on both sides. -
Atomic Bomb
United States droppes the bomb on Hiroshima
