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Unequal Treaties
United States and Japan sign treaty of Kanagawa. Japan must open five ports to American trade, Americans can live in port cities, but did not have to obey Japanese laws. Paid very small tax on important items; "flooded" Japan with cheap products, -
Commodore Perry
Commodore Parry arrives in Japan and forces Jaoan to open its port to American Ships to resupply. United States also demanded Japan to begin trading. (Gunboat Diplomacy) -
Meiji Restoration
Emporer Meiji restorated as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization- new army, sent people to study in foreign counties, developed countries and technology (trains, ships, telegraph) -
Meiji Constituition
Emperor restorted to most powerful. State Shinto religion. New land laws. People elected a congress (Diet). -
Sino Japanese War
Liaotung Peninsula (Port Arthur) and Taiwan. -
Russo
Japanese War (more of Manchuria) -
World War 1
When war began in Europe in 1914, Japan promtly sided with the Allies (United Kingdom, France, Italy, United States, and Russia) and issued a decleration of war on Germanty. Japan took advantage of the problems in Europe to seize German holdings on the Shantung (Shandong) Peninsua of China. They also took possesions of the German's wetern Pacific islands- the Marianas, Carolinas and Marshalls. -
Battle of Midway
American intercept Japanese coded message
Americans ambush Japanese Navy; Americans defeat "cream" of Japanese Navy (their very best pilots) -
Battle of Guadalcanal (Solmon Islands)
August 1942- February 1934.
thousands of lives lost on both sides, indicator of nuber of American/Japanese lives that would be lost in the war. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
stalemate; Japan and United States both lose one aircraft carrier. -
Hiroshima Bomb Dropping
United States drops bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
