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Unupual Treaties
United State and Japan sign Treaty of Kanagawa. Japan must open five ports to America 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. -
Commodore Perry
Commodore Perry arrives in Japan and forces Japan to open its prots to American ships to resupply. United States also demaned Japan to begin trading. (Gunboat Diplomacy) -
Meiji Restoration
Emporer Meiji restored as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization --new army, sent people to study foreign countries, developed technology ( trains, ships, telegtaph) -
Meiji constitution
Emperor restored to most powerful State Shinto religion. New land laws. People elected a Congress (Diet). -
Russo Japanese War
Japan defeated Russia and gained property of Liaotung Penniusla. Japan was in need of food so America paid back everything they lost during the war. -
Ship Japanese War
Japan defeated China and had gained property of Monchuio -
WWI
Europe was at war at this time and Japan were resourceful allie. The USA was forced to join the war due to the Germans sinking a Breitish ship with many American soliders -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor taking out many of their battle ships -
Bataan Death March
American soldiers in the Philipines were marched 65 miles to a POW (prisioner of war) to be heard as prisioners. If anyone stopped walking they would be killed -
Battle of Coral Sea
Stalemate; Japan and United States both lose one aircraft carried -
Doo Little Raid
The Americans sent out air planes off of there air craft carriers to bomb Japan and then fly to a safe place in China.Yet they were spotted by a ship and had to fly of earlier than panned and had to crash in a nonsafe place in China. Most got a killed and the others were POW -
Battle of Midway
America intercept Japanese coded message. Americans ambush Japanese Navy; Americans defeat “ cream” of Japanese navy (their very best pilots).Turning point in war in 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
USA drops the bomb on HIROSHIMA
