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The Sino-Japanese War (of 1894)
Initially triggered by the conflict between China and Japan over Korea (the Japanese government recquiring the iron and coal available in Korea for their expansionist aims,), after having broken the Li-Ito Convention Japan and Chine entered a war which eventually resulted in the Japanese occupation within manchurai and the Shangdon province -
The Anglo-Japanese alliance
Rooting from the Fear of Russian occupation wtihin Russia and Britain's interest within the Chinese market, Japan and Britain signed an allience stating that if one of the members of the allience were to be involved in a war, the corresponding member would remain neutral. However, it also stated that if a member were affronted by two or more opponents, the ally would aid the other ally; therefore Japan was protected from the rivaling explansionist aims of France, Germany and Russia. -
The Annexation of Korea
after the Korea-Japan convention of 1905, the annexation treaty shifterd the sovergnty of Korea from the Korean emperor to the Japanese emperor, establishing Korea as a formal colony of Japan. -
Russo-Japanese War
Formally ending the Treaty of Portsmouth, The battle between Russia and Japan orignated from the conflict over Macnhuria, eventually leading to negotiations with President Roosevelt in splitting the countyr in South and North, Japan recieveing South Korea (including port Arthur). -
Seige of Shandong from German occupation
Japan seized the Northern Chinese province of Shandong , as well as other German colonial areas across the pacific (the Mariana, Caroline etc), demosntrating the outer limit of Japanes occupation before world war two and showing Japanese hislitiy to major European powers -
The Washington Naval Conference
the largest naval powers gathered together for talks of reducing naval power in the far east. It included the Five-Power treaty, created as a means of naval disarmament in keeping a country within the conference to a set ratio, the Four-Power treaty which was mainly a consulatory treaty in the case of one coutnry being attacked and the nine-power treaty which concerned US relations within China. -
The Peace Preservation Law
was a method in which the Japanese imperial family managed to take action against growing left wing ideals, by explicity forbiding conspiracies or revulst against the Japanese 'national essence' (Kokutai) and other popular ideologies within Japan (communism, socialism etc). -
Hirohito becomes Emperor of Japan
Michinomiya Hirohito officially became emperor, eventually eading to his passive role helping form the more militaristic governance within Japan -
The Manchurian Crisis
Japan invaded the region of Manchuria in consequence to the global financial cisis from the 1929 Wall Street Crash (to obtain raw resources, land etc). -
Japanese Repeal of Naval Treaties from Washington and London
Japan repealed against the Naval agreements made in the Washington Naval Agreements in 1921, due to the lack of proportionality and equity within the terms -
Anti-comintern Pact
an alliance between Japan and Germany against the rising influence of the Soviet Union -
The Marco-Polo Bridge Incident
A conflict between the Japanese and Chinese troops stationed near the Macro-polo bridge near Beiping, sperading out across China and resulting in th sensuing Sino-Japanese War -
Tripartite pact with Germany & Italy
Signed between Germany ,Italy and Japan the pact ensured that if an agressor were to disturb the soverignty of any of the singed members, the three nations would unite together in an alliance -
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Disbanded all other political parties in Japan. -
Attack on Pearl Harbour
Japan attacked the Naval Fleet stationed in the Hawaiian isalnd of Oahu , resulting in the decleration of War on Japan from the U.S.
