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Commodore Perry arrives in Japan and forces Japan to open its ports to American ships using Gunboat Diplomacy.
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United States and Japan sign Treaty 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.
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Emperor Mejii restored as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization-new army, sent people to study in foreign countries, developed technology (trains, ships, telegraph).
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Emperor restored to most powerful. State Shinto religion. New land laws. People elected a Congress (diet).
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Japan wins Liaotung Peninsula (Port Arthur) and Taiwan.
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Wins more of Manchuria
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Japan sided with Allies (United Kingdom, France, Italy, United States, Russia) and issued a declaration of war on Germany. Japan seized Shantung (Shandong) Peninsula of China. They also took The Marianas islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshal islands.
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Japan attacks Mancherio and makes the US mad.
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Japan invades China itself.
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Japan, Italy, and Germany signed a treaty to be allies.
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The US extended their lend-lease treaty with China, showing that they're fulling supporting them against the war with Japan,
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and destorys the US pacific navy.
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Japan took over Philippines and made the POW march 65 miles to POW camp.
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Lt. Doolittle was in charge of a secret mission of elit, volunteer pilots he specially trained. They flew over Japan, bombed 5 cities, then crash landed into China.
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Stalemate; Japan and United States both lost one aircraft carrier
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Americans intercepted Japanese coded message. Americans ambushed Japanese Navy;Americans defeat "cream" of Japanese Navy (their very best pilots)
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Thousands of lives lost on both sides; indicator of number of American/Japanese lives that would be lost in the war.
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United States drops the first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hirshima, Japan.
