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Unequal Treaties
United States and Japan sign Treaty of Kanagawa. Japan must open five ports to Amercian trade. Americans can live in port cities, but did not have to obey Japanese laws. Paid very small tax on important items; "floodd" Japan with cheap products. -
Commodore Perry
Commodore Perry arrives in Japan and forces Japan to open it ports to American ships to resupply. United States also demanded Japan to begin tradin. -
Meiji Restoration
Emperor Meiji restored as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization-new army, sent people to study in foreign countries, developed technology (trains, ships, telegraph. -
Meiji Constitution
Emperor restored to most powerful. State Shinto religion. New land laws, People elected congress. (Diet) -
Sino Japanese War
Liatung Peninsula (Port Arthur) and Taiwan. -
Russo-Japanese War
The Japanese and the Russians were fighting for more control of Manchuria. -
WW1
When World War 1 began, Japan sided with the allies and issued a declaration of war on Germany. -
Botaan death march
When the Japanese took over the Philippine islands and made the American soldiers surrender. They made the American soldiers march 64 miles and who ever stopped was executed. -
Doolittle Raid
4 months after the pearl harbor attack, the Americans decided to strike revenge on the Japanese by bombing Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagoya. They used aircrafts called B-25B. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Stalemate:Japan and the United States both lose one aircraft carrier. -
Battle of Midway
Amercians intercept Japanese coded message. Americans ambush Japanese Navy, Americans defeat "cream" of Japanese Navy (their very best pilots). Turning point of war in the Pacific. -
Battle of Guadalcanal (Solomon islands)
Thousands of lives lost on both sides, indicator of number of American/Japanese lives that would be lost in the war. -
Hiroshima Bombing
Untited States drops bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
