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Industrial Revolution 1868
Japan missed the Industrial Revolution as a cause from closing itself to foreigners, resulting in missing much of the western moderization. from 1968-1912 Japan opened its doors to foreigners as result new ideas and industrialization increased rapidly, unfortunately Japan was resource poor. -
Sino-Japenese War
Japan declared War on China after a long dispute and a assassination of pro- Japansese Korean leader. Japan declared victory over China, resulting in a large payout and handed over Korea and Taiwan. -
Russo Japenese War 1904-1905
Russia showed intrests in Korea and Manchuria, Japan took offense and declared war on Russia, afeter many bloody battles Japan was triumphant, Jaoan was the first asian country to claim victory over a European one, becoming a wolrd power. -
WW1 1914-1918
Allowed Japan to gain Germanys asian pacific colonies do to alliance with Britain. Japan Demanded a long list of things from China which they obliged and gave them significant political and economic power. End of WW1 brought a decrese in production and military power. -
Invasion of Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria for raw resources and land which was what Japan lacked. -
Invasion of China
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
Justified imperialists in Asia, align asian countries with Japan free of Western colonialism and expansionism (rule of imperial powers). -
Japanese defeat in WW2
Japanese defeat in WW2 resulted in complete removal of military influense in Japan. The country then turned its attention to industrial and economic growth which was very succesful