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Unequal Treaties
U.S. and Japan sign treaty of Kanagawa. Japan must open 5 ports to American trade. Americans can live in port cities, but didn't have to obey Japanese laws and only American 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 ports to American ships for resupplying. United States also demanded Japan to begin trading. (Gunboat Diplomacy) -
Meiji Restoration
Emperor Meiji restored as supreme ruler over Japan. Japan begins modernization--new army, sent young people to study abroad, developed technology like trains, ships, telegrsph. -
Meiji Constitution
Emperor restored to most powerful. State Shinto religion. New land laws. People elected congress. (Diet) -
Sino-Japanese War
Japan defeated China and took Manchukuo. -
Russo-Japanese War
Japan fought with the Russian empire to take coal and iron mines along with arable lands. -
World War 1
During WW1 Japan sided with the allies. Because factories were shut down in Europe Japan sold materials and supplies and made a lot of money off of it. -
Second Sino Japanese War
Japan conquered China's coastal ports and took the capital of Nanking. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese naval commander Yamamoto launches the Pearl Harbor attack. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Stalemate, US and Japan both lost an aircraft carrier. -
Baatan Death March
Japan marched US and Filipino prisoners 65 miles and any prisoner who stopped would be executed. -
Battle of Midway
• June 1942
• Intercept Japan coded message
• Ambush Japanese Navy
• US defeats Japan “Cream” of Japanese
• Japan loses best pilots
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Doolittle Raid
Lt. Col. Doolittle launched an air raid on Japan from the USS Hornet. 130 men were in the raid 10 per bomber. They bombed, Toyko, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokosuka, and Yokohama. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The battle took about 6 months and thousands of US and Japanese lives were lost. -
Hiroshima Bombing
United States drops a nuclear warhead on Hiroshima
