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Meiji Consitution
This constitution caused government authority to come from the divine emperor, Military reports directly to the emperor, men over 25 voting rights. -
Japanese Invasion of Korea
Japanese militarism led to the invasion of Korea. Japan forced Korea to sign the Japan-Korea Treaty which gave Japan a bunch of trading powers. Japan occupied Korea in 1895 and installed their own government. -
First Sino-Japanese war
War between China and Japan after Japanses invasion of Korea, China lost and Japan got Tiwan and a lot of money from China. -
Anglo-Japanese alliance
Alliance between Japan and Britian, Russia wanted to expand towards China and through Asia, Britain had dominated China and didn’t want Russia to have that power, Britain made alliance with Japan to get their naval fleet -
Russo-Japanese war
Fight between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.Japan won. -
WWI
The Japanese economy increases quickly as they take the Shantung peninsula during this time of global conflict. -
Japan makes 21 demands to China
Some things demanded were: Cease leasing territory to foreign countries other than Japan, Allow Japanese advisors to work with Chinese government, Agree to Japanese infrastructure in China, Also free travel for Japanese citizens, Purchase any military equipment from China, Destabilized Chinese government. China did not answer and eventually the list was limited to 13 demands. -
Washington Naval Conference
Large battleship construction was halted, For every 5 capital ships UK and US had Japan could only have 3 -
economic revival in Japan
Japan rebuilds Tokyo after earthquake damage. -
Peace protection Law
Japan leagalizes the arrest of people who are in favor of communism or any other government reforms. -
economic struggles
Japan faces the closure of many banks ad they struggle economically leading towards the great depression. -
Assination
Japan army group assasinates the manchurian Warlord leader against the government rules. -
Great depression
Japan decreased employment, shut itself off from the US, strikes, riots and want for communism -
London Naval conference
Conference held in London to restrict Japanese Navy. Japan had one of the strongest navies of the time so other countries wanted to limit naval power. -
Mukden incident
A bomb exploded on the South Manchurian railway (Japanese-owned), in Mukden. The railway was not hurt but bomb the explosion took place near a group of Japan soldiers. Soldiers blamed the bombing on the Chinese even though it was probably placed by Japanese troops themselves. Japan used this as a reason to send troops into Manchuria. -
Lytton Report
The league of nations launched an investigation in Manchuria
A full year after the invasion. The investigation ended in the Lytton report that basically said that Japan didn't invade Manchuria to help it, they were the aggressor nation and they should draw out their troops. -
Japan leaves League of Nations
After Lytton report claimed Japan as the aggressor nation against Manchuria, Japan decided to leave the League Nations. -
Umezu-He Agreement
Troops are removed from northern China. Japan forms Mengkukuo or a puppet state for Japan in Mancheria. -
Japan military takeover
Japan's government and Military policy aligned and there were no more fractions between moderate and radical. -
Military coup
Military attempts to overthrow the government by seizing the emperor but they fail -
second united front forms
China opposes the Japanese invasion by creating a united front with two other factions. -
Second Sino-Japanese war
Chinese and Japanese fight at Marco Polo bridge, Japan’s government demanded an apology from China, China did not apologize, Most areas in northern China were being occupied by Japanese troops. China finally fights back against the Japanese invasion of its northern territories. -
soviet union and Japan fight
A fight begins between the soviets and the Japanese along the nothern border of Manchuchkuo. -
soviet-Japanese fighting ends
The fighting between the Soviets and the Japanese moved to Mongolia before it was finally ended with the Soviets taking territory. -
Japan moves to French Indochina
The US stops selling steel to Japan as Japan begins conquering parts of French Indochina.
