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The black ships open japan
Japan was a closed society. -
The black ships open japan
Japan signed a trade treaty with the U.S. Within five years of Perry's visit, Japan signed trade treaties with Great Britain, Russia, France, and Holland. Japan's long isolation was finally at an end. -
A strong and Independent nation
the ruling shogun was overthrown, and a 15-year-old emperor named Mutsuhito took the throne. -
America becomes a Pacific power
The late nineteenth century, very few Americans cared about creating an overseas empire. As a democratic nation that began as a group of colonies, the U.S. felt that it could make do with the rich land and resources within its borders. -
The Great Depression
New York Stock Exchange crash and the failure of important European banks plunged the entire world into an economic depression. nation had to import oil, iron, steel, and other commodities to keep its industry and military forces alive. -
The tripartite pact
Japan responded to America's actions by joining Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. -
War Warning
In late 1941 Japanese army general Hideki Tojo became the nation's prime minister.Attacking Pearl Harbor was one of the riskiest operations in military history. The brilliant Admiral Isoroku Yamamato made a plan. Japanese forces, centered around four aircraft carriers, would have to assemble at a remote north Japanese island and then cross thousands of miles of ocean to Hawaii--in secret. -
The day of Infamy
The last part of that message arrived in the early-morning hours of December 7. What they didn't realize was that the same message had been decoded and rushed to President Roosevelt and to the high commanders of the U.S. Army and Navy.