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Unequal Treaties
United States and Japan sign Treat of Kanagawa. Japn must open five port citeis, but id not have to pbey Japanese laws. Paid very small tax on improted item; "flooded Japan with cheap products." -
Commodore Perry
Commodore Perry arrives in Japan and forces Japan to open its ports to American ships to resupply. United States also damanded Japan to ebgin trading (Gunboat Diplomacy) -
Meiji Restoration
Emperor Meiji restored as supreme ruler of Japan. Japan begins modernization-- new army, sent people to study forgien countries, developed techonology (trains, ships, telegraph) -
Meiji Constitution
Emperor Meiji restored to most poswerful. State Shinto Religoin. New land laws -
World War One
This is when the prince next in line for the throne was assassinated. -
World War end
World War One finnaly ends -
Japan is in the League of Nations
Japan is one of the starting countries that is in the League of Nations. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japanese forces invaded Manchuria area of China -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, Honnolulu, Hawaii, was bombed by the Japanese killing many people, and destroying almost all of the American navy ships when they were at port -
Bataan Death March
American/Phillipeno soldiers were capltured and marched 65 miles to a prison camp -
Doolittle Raid
The Americans attacked Japan using B-25 bombers on Tokyo. They crash landed in China, and because of that Japan thought that China was hiding the Americans, so 250,000 Chinese were killed. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
The battle of the Coral Sea -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway took place -
Battle of Guadalcanal
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Atomic Bomb of Hiroshima
US B-27 bomber, Enola Gay, drops Atomic Bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima at 8:15am -
Atomic Bomb of Nagasaki
Americans drop a bomb on Nagasaki since Japan refuses to surrender because of the first one.
