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US forces Japan trade
US presadent Fillmore forces Japan to open thier ports for trade. -
MEIJI GOVERNMENT
Japan increases its technology and believes if it increases it's military forces it can become more powerful and take over surrounding territories. -
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JAPAN HISTORY
The history of Japan leading up to the attack on US Pearl Harbor -
Attack on Russia
Japan attacks Russia because of their siding with China over land. US president Roosevelt grants Japan control over Liaotund Penninsula and areas of South Korea but states that Russia isn't responsible for repaying Japans war expenses. This angers Japans leaders. -
WWI
The war increased Japan's finances and political power. -
Asian Emigrants
US congress passed an act prohibiting Asian emigrants from entering the countery and denied citizenship to those who where already residence -
Great Depression
Post war Great Depression -
Manchurian Incident
Japan plants a bomb on Manchurian railroad and lets China take the blame. Investigations find China isn't responsible but Japan, Japan withdraws from League of Nathions. US and other contries refuse to acknowledge Mandukuo as a country further angering Japan. -
Treaty with Japan and US
US allows commercial treaty to expire with Japan -
The Tripartite Pact
This pact bound Nazi Germiany, fascist Italy and imperial Japan together in a mutial defence agreement -
US attemps to stop Japan's raid
Roosevelt freezes Japans assets in America and places a gas and oil embargo. Negotiations between the US and Japan stop. -
Negotiations
US Sectratary of State meets with Japan Embasidor to attempt to negotiate. -
Japan prepares for battle
Japan places 30 ships and 350 planes off coast of Pearl Harbor in preparation for surprise early morning attack. -
Pearl Harbor attack
Japan plans secret ambush attack on Pearl Harbor after failing to negotiate with US and China terms of oil embargo and Japans attempt to take over Indochina. -
War between US and Japan
Roosevelt declares war on Japan -
US drops A Bomb on Hiroshima
Japan surrenders to US after attacked by atomic bomb