Events
Matthew Perry (1850); Gunboat DiplomacyMeiji Restoration (1858): Modernization & MilitarizedSino-Japanese War (1895): Easy win in Korea, increased militaristic and nationalistic feelingsAnglo-Japanese Alliance (1902): strengthened Japan’s positionRusso-Japanese War (1904): Fought Russia over Manchuria, got railway and Korean PeninsulaTreaty of Versailles (1919): Japan secured German Pacific islands and Shandong Peninsula1928: Kwantung Army assassinate Manchurian Warlord1929: Wall Street CrashManchurian Incident (1931): Explosion on railway, blamed Chinese, invaded ManchuriaLytton Report (1932): Only condemned Japan, Japan leaves League of Nations1937: Tosei-ha general Tojo becomes Chief of Staff in Kwantung Army2nd Sino-Japanese War (1937): Japanese easily take Beijing (+ R
ape of Nanjing)Tripartite Pact (1940): Italy, Germany, Japan +
Imperial Rule Assistance Association: Ban parties1941: General Tojo becomes Prime Minister, moves into South Indochina/SEADec. 7th, 1941: Pearl Harbor and Pacific Attacks (US/Britain freezing trade)
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