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Japans Industrial Revolution
When Europe and America were undergoing their Industrial Revolution, Japan remained isolated, not advancing alongside them. For much of Japans history, they had been an agricultural nation. From 1853 to 1900 they became much more modernized. Their military also became much more advanced. They thought it was their duty to liberate Asian countries from European rule. A phrase often used was "Asia for Asians." -
First Sino-Japanese War
Japan won this war, as a result, China handed over Taiwan and Korea to the Japanese. Japan won even though they had a much smaller military. -
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Japans and Western Control
Japan wanted Asian to be free from Western control and influence. Popular phrases such as Asia for Asians were introduced. The japanese adopted imperial policies to expand their rule in Asia -
Russo-Japanese War
This war started because of rival imperial ambitions between Japan and Russia. It was significant for Japan because it was the first time an Asian country had emerged victorious from a major conflict with a European nation. Other superpowers such as the United States and Britain recognized Japan as a formidable opponent. -
Japan invades China
During the second Sino-Japanese war, Japanese troops occupying areas of China such as Nanking treated the Chinese people with absolute brutality and committed heinous acts against them. They believed they were superior -
Amau Doctrine
Following the Japanese invasion of China in 1937, the Japanese government adopted the Amau Doctrine. The Amau Doctrine adopted a policy that stated Japan as the country responsible for maintaining peace and unity in Asia. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Ultranationalist policies and growing tension between the US and Japan resulted in a Japanese preemptive strike against the American naval and airforce base, Pearl Harbor. It was part of Japans conquest to be the dominant military in the Pacific. They conducted the attack to wipeout the US Pacific Fleet.
