Rise of Japan

By 17wijayan

  • First Sino-Japanese War

    War was declared between China and Japan declared, for the control over Korea.

  • End of the first Sino-Japanese war

    China surrendered due to the Japanese's more modernized military.

  • Anglo-Japanese alliance

    An alliance between Japan and Britain to assist one another against Russia expanding.

  • Start of the Russo-Japanese war

    War was declared between Russia and Japan for Korea and Manchuria.

  • End of Russo-Japanese war

    Japan's victory over Russia made the first Asian power to defeat a European power.

  • Japan's annexation of Korea

    Korea is officially annexed.

  • Mukden incident

    A staged bombing of the Mukden railway, claimed that the Chinese did it, so they can continue their territorial expansion (attack on China) as a form of retaliation.

  • Manchukuo

    The creation of the "independent" state of Manchukuo. China's last emperor was made the "ruler" of Manchukuo. It wasn't actually independent as it was actually controlled by Japan.

  • Anti-Cominterm pact

    Signed by Germany and Japan. (Other countries joined later.)

  • Second Sino-Japanese war

    War was again declared between China and Japan.

  • Soviet-Japanese neutrality pact

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese attacked the US by bombing Pearl Harbor, which led to a war declared and US joining the Allies