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The first sino-Japanese war
The war was between Japan and the Qing empire. The war lead to the failure of the Qing empire's success of modernizing its military. The regional dominance shifted from China to Japan. -
Hirohito
Was not only the emperor in WW2 but he also holds the record of the longest time being emperor. -
Japan's expansion
Growing bolder by the hour. Japan decided that they would need to expand their empire. This event lead to the Second sino-Japanese war. -
The Japanese proclaim the creation of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity sphere
The Greater East Co-Prosperity sphere is an alliance of sorts. With Most of the country on the East coast of Europe. -
General Hideki Tojo
Was a minister of war and Chief of staff in World War 2. After the fall of Saipan in July 1944 he resigned later to be charged of war crimes and was sentence to death. -
Pearl harbor
The Japanese held a full force attack in Pearl harbor killing over 2000 people. Not only was this a huge example of what Japan could do but this also dragged America into the second world war. -
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Minister of the navy and commander in chief had planned the attack on pearl harbor. He was killed when his plain was shot down in April of 1943. -
Lt General Kuniaki Koiso
Was elected Prime minister in 1944 he was not popular with people who wanted to end the or people who wanted to keep fighting in the war. He resigned in 1945. -
General Yoshijiro Umezu
Chief of staff had previously been the minister of war. He war a person who believed the war should go on as long as passable and was infaver of not surrendering in world war two. -
Lt General Kuniaki Koiso
Was the Prime minister of Japan after Lt General Kuniaki Koiso he was one of the Japanese leaders for peace and was one of the people who asked Emperor Hirohito to surrender in WWii.
