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the "Black Ship" open Japan
A fleet of American warships, commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry, steamed into the bay at Edo. The "black ships," had come to trade with other nations. Threatened by big warships, Japan signed a treaty with U.S. Within five years visit, Japan signed a trade treaties with G.B., Russia, France, Holland. Japan's isolation was finally done. -
Japan: a Strong and Independent Nation
The new Japan understand that being strong and prosperous nation was the only way to preserve its independence and culture. European nations had took over huge territories across Asia, ruled as colonies. China was forced to offer European powers special trade privileges. Japan's rulers were determined to keep their country from turning into a colony of the West. The best way to do it was to adopt Western culture and technology and to make Japan strong. -
America becomes a Pacific Power
Cuba wanted independence from Spain. Greatest impact of the U.S. victory against Spain, felt thousands of miles away in the Pacific, and took over Spain's Pacific possessions, including the Philippine. several Nation were taking control of China's port cities. Japan seized Korea from China and had carved out territory on the Chinese mainland. Protests by European powers, caused Japan to give up this territory. The U.S. took the Hawaii as America, important because of Pearl Harbor. -
The Great Depression
Stock Exchange crash and European banks plunged the world into an economic depression. Japan was hit with almost no natural resources, had to import oil, iron, steel to keep industry, military forces going. Japan's economy worsen, the country became aggressive. Japan can gain better access to raw materials, markets was to increase the amount of territory. Generals, working together, leading industrialists and financiers, Japan empire would bring the eight corners of the world under one roof. -
China in flames
China and Japan went to war. Chinese forces resisted, Japan advanced farther into China. Conflict brought great suffering to the Chinese. In December Japanese troops captured Nanjing . A month after, they massacred 300,000 Chinese civilians. Photos of the death and destruction in Nanjing caused worldwide anger against Japan. -
The tripartite pact
Japan respond to America's actions by joining Germany and Italy in the Tripartite Pact. the agreement is the two dictators approved Japan's goal for an empire. The countries pledged to support one another if anyone of them was attacked by the U.S. Pres. Roosevelt answered by seizing Japanese money and property in the U.S. and placing an embargo on exports of oil, steel, and iron to Japan. Great Britain and the Netherlands, who had colonies in East Asia, cut off exports of oil to Japan. -
war warning
Army general Hideki Tojo became nation's prime minister. Tojo was not afraid to challenge Britain and U.S. for power in East Asia. government leaned toward the navy's approach. Began planning for surprise attacks across the Pacific from Hong Kong to Hawaii. Attacking Pearl Harbor was a riskiest operations in military history. Admiral Isoroku Yamamato made a plan. Japanese forces centered around aircraft carriers, would assemble at north Japanese island and cross the ocean to Hawaii in secret. -
the day of infamy
Japanese send message to diplomats in Washington, arrived in morning of Dec. 7. Diplomats Nomura and Kurusu prepared a meeting with Secretary of State Hull, being ordered to break off negotiations with the U.S. They didn't realize the message was decoded to Pres. Roosevelt and high commanders of the Army, Navy. U.S. was aware that Japan strike in the Pacific. Nomura and Kurusu were Secretary Hull's office, and Japanese bombs were falling onto the neat lines of U.S. warships in Battleship Row.
