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Unequal Treaties
United Sates adn Japan sign Treate of Kanagawa. Japan must ofpen five ports to American trade. Anmerican scan live in port cities, but dd not have to obey Japanese laws. Paid very small tax on miported items; "flooded" Japan with cheap products. -
Commodore Perry
Aommodore Perry arrives in Japan and forces Japan to open its ports to American ships to resupply. United States also demanded Japan to begin trading. (Gunboats Diplomacy) -
Meiji Constitution
Emeror restored to most powerful. State Shinto religion. New land laws. People elected a Congress (Diet). -
Sino Japanese War
The Sino-Japanese war was with China, and Japen swiftly overcame China resisted and revealed as a elples giant. Japan won the first colony. The isnland of taiwan. -
Russo-Japanese War
In the war with Japan and Russia jpan had defeated the
russian imperial force and emerged at the only industrialized society in the Far East but japan had several problems such as lack of respect, lack of Raw materials, lack of food, adn lack of land. -
World War 1
World War one erupted in Europe in August 1914, Japan had sided with Allies (United Kindom, France, Italy, United States, Russia) and issued war agians Germany, Japans activity durering the conflict was important because Japan took advantage of the problem in Europe to seize German holoding on the shatung, and because japan mad war mateirial for the ocuntries in need Japan became veary waelthy. -
Manchuria
Americans were very concerned when Japanese invaded manchuria area of China. They watched with gread interest the efforts of chinese leader Chian Kai-Shek ot oppose the Japanese invaders. -
Trade between Japan and the US
In these ways, the US adn Japan were competing for the same resources and Asian markets. However, there also was a good deal of trade between the two nations. In fact, Japan depended on the US for most of its metal, copper and oil. This trade with Tokyo became a major concern for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Congress. -
Japan's Concerns
In January the treaty between Germany adn the Soviet Union gave Tokyo even more concern. This helped moderates in the Japanese government to gain more influence over foreign policy. -
New Alliances
Geramany launched it s blitzkrieg, or lighting invasion, of Europe, The Nazis captured Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and finally France. Extremists inthe Japanese government saw the German victory as their chance to launch their own attack on Duropean colonies in Asia. They quickly began negotiations with Hitler to form a new alliance. And within mounths militant leaders overthrew te moderate government in Tokyo. -
1868 Meiji Restoration
Emperror meiji restoed as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization-new army, sent people to study in foreign countries, developed technology (trains, ships, telegraph). -
Bataan Death March
When Japan took over the Phillipeans and the american solders there surrendered and Japan made them march in a Death March where if you stop walking they would kill you. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Stalemate; Japan and US both lose one aircraft carrier. -
Battle of Midway
American intercept Japanese coded message. Americans ambush Japanese Navy’ Americans defeat “cream” of Japanese Navy (their very best pilots); it was the turning point in the war in the Pacific. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Thousands of lives lost on both sides; indicator of number of American/Japanese lives that would be lost in the war. -
Hiroshima Bombing
United States dropped the bomb on Hiroshima,Japan.
