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Unequal Treaties
United States and Japan sign Treat of Kanagawa. Japan must open five ports to American Trade. Americans can live in port cities, but did not have to obey Japanese laws. Paid very small tax on imported items " flooded Japan with cheap products". -
Comodore Perry
Comodore Perry drives into Japan and forces Japan to open its ports to American Ships to resupply. United States demanded Japan to start trading. -
Meiji Restoration
Emperor Meiji restored as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization. They got a new army, sent young people to study in forgein countries, and developed technology. (trains) -
Japan and Russia War
Russia and Japan fight for land. Japan end up winning the war. They became the first asian country to defeat a european giant at war. -
Japan war with China
Japan and China start a war against each other. They were fighting for Port Arthur in Taiwan. -
World War I
World War I starts because of a conflict between Serbia and Hungary. -
World War I Ending
World War I ends on 11/11. Peace Treaty is made. -
Japan joins the League of Nations
Japan gets admitted into the League of Nations, and gets respected as a war giant. -
America goes to war with Germany
America goes to war with Germany -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japan make a surprise attack on the U.S and bomb Hawaii. -
Island Hopping
America island hops -
Bataan Death March
American surrenders march 65 miles towards a POW camp. Any one who stopped walking got their head cut off. -
Doolittle Raid
American soldiers bomb Japan with planes. Crash land in China. -
Battle of the Coral Sea ( 4-8)
America and Japan battle by the Coral Sea for 4 days. -
Atomic Bomb
United States Drops Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima
