IBHOA Unit 1 - Move to Global War Japan

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Commodore Matthew Perry

US Navy Commodore who opened trade with the former isolationist nation of Japan

Emperor Hirohito

Emperor of Japan during WWII. His people viewed him as a god.

Meiji Restoration

the modernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's

Treaty of Kanagawa

1854 treaty between Japan and the US. Japan agreed to open two ports to American ships

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

conflict between China and Japan over control of Korea

Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)

Japan's armies and navy defeated Russian troops in Manchuria. This marked the first time an Asian power humbled a European nation.

Anglo-Japanese Alliance

British and Japanese form alliance against Russia.

League of Nations

an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations

Paris Peace Conference (Japan)

Japan requested Racial Equality Clause, but it was not favored among the other leaders.

21 Demands

a list of demands Japan sought to gain greater control over China. (1915)

Internationalism

The belief that nations must engage in international problem solving. This was Japan's policy in the 1920s.

Manchurian Crisis

Japan annexed this area of Northern China in 1931 after an "alleged" Mukden attack by the Chinese. LON response was limited.

Lytton Commission

Investigation set up by LON to look into the Manchurian Crisis. It found Japan unjustified and recommended Japan withdraw from the area.

Anti-Comintern Pact (1936)

Germany and Japan agreed to maintain a common front against communism (China & USSR).

Jiang Jieshi

Chinese nationalist leader that fought and lost against Mao Zedong. He and his followers fled to Taiwan after WWII.

Mao Zedong

Chinese Communist leader from 1949 to 1976

Kwantung Army

Japan's most elite military unit before the Second World War. They were responsible for invading Manchuria.

Rape of Nanjing (Nanking)

Japanese conquest and destruction of the Chinese city of Nanjing in the 1930s

Koda-ha

More radical faction of the Japanese military. Favored a military dictatorship with emperor.

Tosei-ha

Less radical faction of the Japanese military. Emphasized good relations with USSR. Hideki Tojo led this group.

Neutrality Pact with USSR (1941)

Japan and the USSR agreed to not attack each other for 5 years. The USSR broke this agreement in August 1945 when it declared war on Japan.

Tripartite Pact (1940)

Italy, Germany, and Japan formed Axis powers

Hideki Tojo

Japan's prime minister during WWII. He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor.

1941 Oil Embargo

FDR banned the sale of oil to Japan in response to Japanese aggression. This prompted the Japanese to plan an attack at Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor

American base in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan on December 7, 1941, which angered Americans to enter the war.