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Jan 17, 1800

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Mar 17, 1853

In March 1853, the rebels seized Nanjing, the sec- ond largest city of the empire, and massacred 2 videoIn March 1853, the rebels seized Nanjing, the sec- ond largest city of the empire, and massacred 25,000 men, women, and children.

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Jan 17, 1858

As a result of the Treaty of Tianjin in 1858, the Chinese agreed to legalize the opium t vidAs a result of the Treaty of Tianjin in 1858, the Chinese agreed to legalize the opium trade and open new ports to foreign trade

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Jan 17, 1863

In 1863, the Sat-Cho alliance (from Satsuma-Choshu) forced the shogun to promise to end relations with the West. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=imperial%20japan%201863&source=video&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDwQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du2QPGVbQk1g&ei=D47ZUpuBBYHbkQeLoYG4AQ&usg=AFQjCNGIjKJH6Tbv9DJAV0O4gnfnZuz9AQ&sig2=oSIQTvL1JsOK4uiLggvP9A

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Jan 17, 1868

In 1868, the new leaders signed a Charter Oath, in which they promised to create a new legislative assembly within the framework of continued imperial rule. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=imperial%20japan%201868&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDYQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVpz1nUz_Q_8&ei=go7ZUurpONLJkAek_oHAAQ&usg=AFQjCNGfqAAlGqTDJRv80frZS0SQrLRvMg&sig2=AFVnwbNKXmYfsUwbSOsurA

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Jan 17, 1889

Traditional values were also given a firm legal basis in the 1889 constitution, which lim- ited the right to vote to men. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=imperial japan 1889&source=video&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CD4QtwIwAQ&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am8a3Hqxg3M&ei=CZHZUvqeBYuMkAeo6YGwBA&usg=AFQjCNFq_DMJoPoju0U04A7-0nAMMuGICw&sig2=PRk9Ogp5fn4C9BQ_u7xtpA

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Jan 17, 1904

In 1904, Japan launched a sur- prise attack on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur, which Russia had taken from China in 1898. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=imperial japan 1904&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDYQtwIwAA&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJgC-4jbeeY&ei=HJPZUrTOK4apkAfxg4CwBg&usg=AFQjCNHCPOGUj8XcQSinBDbmGaI7AhXJ1A&sig2=IVwE3fYs1HsQDQNnHXQj6A

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Jan 17, 1905

After their defeat, the Russians agreed to a humiliating peace in 1905. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=imperial japan 1905&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDYQtwIwAA&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DaO7kSMWLY&ei=MJTZUsfCD4nWkQeAu4DQAQ&usg=AFQjCNEMBSdBz7uKbKPjg9LCPoiu7Uz-8A&sig2=BRCSPluNMmvBEkcFtw2xxg

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Jan 17, 1907

In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt made a “gentlemen’s agreement” with Japan that essentially stopped Japanese immigration to the United States. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=imperial japan 1907&source=video&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDkQtwIwAQ&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04-5pthkE24&ei=hJTZUv7XA4vNkAfGtYGYDw&usg=AFQjCNF25QqHnIrwjRbQPWVcxyiBD3n3Qg&sig2=MLZQxZz3iGBo_7oW0BRK1Q

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Jan 17, 1910

In 1910, Japan annexed Korea outright. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=imperial japan 1910&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDYQtwIwAA&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjzTPT_VE5Q&ei=3pTZUpDJCsyikQf2uYCACQ&usg=AFQjCNERALfscj7kEIGuUZXAk3IOtHUDpQ&sig2=xxHfxhayRQ1fEIvfj4QB9Q