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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 imported items; "flooded" Japan with cheap products. -
Commodore Perry
Commodore Perry arrives into Japan and forces them to open its ports for the boats and trade. Used gunboat diplomacy. -
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 a Congress (Diet) -
Sino Japanese War
Liaotung Peninsula (Port Arthur) and Taiwan. The Japanese were fighting the Chinese for the Liaotung Peninsula and eventually took control. -
Russo-Japanese War
Japan had defeated the Russian imperial forces to control Manchuria. Emerged as the only industrialized society in the Far East -
World War 1
Japan allied United Kingdom, France, Italy, United States, and Russia. Seized Shantung Peninsula from Germany and Pacific islands. Japan had supplies that Europe couldn't supply during war so profitted. -
1931
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1937
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1940
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1941
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Bataan Death March
This was when the American/Filipino soldiers were captured and was forced to walk 65 miles to a camp. People who stopped walking were killed. -
Dolittle Raid
16 B-25's were sent to bomb 5 cities in Japan. They were spotted by Japanese patrol ships so they were forced to launch 10 hours earlier. They successfully bombed the cities but crash landed in China that was owned by Japan. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
stalemate; Japan and United States both lose one aircraft carrier -
Battle of Midway
Americans intercept Japanese coded message. Americans ambush Japanese Navy; Americans defeat the "cream" of Japanese Navy (their very best pilots); turning point in the war in Pacific -
Battle of Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
Lasted till February of 1943. Thousands of lives lost on both sides; indicator of number of American/Japanese lives that would be lost in war. -
Hiroshima Bombing
United States Drops bomb on Hiroshima.
