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Commodore Perry Arrives in Japan
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First of the Unequal Treaties Signed
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Tokugawa Shogunate Ends
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Emperor Meiji Formally Restored to Power
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Iwakura Mission Tours Europe/USA to Learn Western Ways
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Start of First Sino-Japanese War
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End of First Sino-Japanese War
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Russo-Japanese War Begins
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Russo-Japanese War Ends
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Annexation of Korea
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Taisho Period Begins
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Entrance to World War One, Allied with the Entente Powers
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End of the Paris Peace Conference
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Showa Period Begins
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Invasion of Manchuria
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Puppet State of Manchukuo Formed
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Start of Second Sino-Japanese War
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
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End of Second Sino-Japanese War
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Formal Surrender of World War Two
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New Constitution Takes Effect
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Treaty of Peace with Japan Signed
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Olympic Games Hosted in Tokyo
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Economy Becomes Second Largest in the World