japan

Period 1

East Asia

Archipelago - a bunch of small islands

• Isolated 

• Agricultural based society 

• Fragmented non-unified 

• Protected by the samurai warrior class 

• Very traditional in their beliefs 

Period 2

Japanese shoguns (Hideyoshi and Tokugawa) use European weapons to unite Japan 

Period 3

The Meiji Restoration - modernization westernization of Japan that starts in 1863 with the arrival of USA captain matthew perry

• Japanese was traditional and isolated before this many Japanese fell in love with Western changes and practice (the only people against this is the Samurai warrior class)

• Emperor Meiji immediately implements changes that include an Enlightenment constitution with new modern laws and a Western-style army with the newest military technology 

• Implementation of capitalist railroads and all other newer technology 

• Clothing becomes westernized 

Industrial Revolution - During Meiji Japan quickly goes through changes and becomes industrialized first Asian nation to do this

Imperialism- one quickly industrializes and begins to conquer weaker Asian nations such as Korea and northern China

Japan to maintain industrial growth need resources and fossil fuels from foreign nations because they don't have any in their own country   

Period 4

Russo-Japanese War 1905-1906 war between Russia and Japan in which Japan who is just undergone the Meiji restoration defeats Russia

Mark's first-time Asian country defeated a European country led to Japan being the most powerful nation in Asia and Russia towards Bloody Sunday and eventually the Russian revolution

WWI

• Japan member of the Allies but become upset at there Western allies after being disrespected and receiving almost nothing at the Treaty of Versailles begins Japan's anti-western movement

Interwar years

• 1920 London naval conference Japan is forced by Western powers to decrease the size of their navy which makes the Japanese even more anti-western

• Leads to the Japanese military overthrowing the Japanese government and establishing a military dictatorship which then pursues a very aggressive imperialism policy in Asia to create a large Japanese empire 

• This includes conquering most of northern China in the Sino-Japanese War which includes the rape of Nanking

• Brings the Japanese to conquer British and French territories in Southeast Asia

• Japan also feels racial superiority to all other Asian countries

• Create concentration labor camps in Asia for Asiatics in which many people die

WWII

• Member of Axis powers which eventually start when they set their sites on southeast Asian territory controlled by USA Philippines

• They sneak attacked the USA in December of 1941 at pearl harbor hawaii same day they take the Philippines 

• Usa then declares war on Japan and eventually defeats them with two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki thus ending WWII with vj day in the fall of 1945

Cold war 

• Post WWII we occupied and changes their government into a friendly democracy as well as reverting their economy to capitalism

• Japan threw its extensive educational system will eventually become the leader in technology and electronics thus creating the world's third-largest economy

Globalization 

• Japan still thriving economically but still dealing with depopulation due to the fact of the stress and anxiety put on their youth because of their rigid and difficult educational system

• One problem is Japanese young males becoming hikikomori

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