1. JAPAN

2. Geography: Archipelago- chain of 4,000 Islands Very Mountainous
Only 12% of the land is arable
Lack of Navigable Rivers
-Located on the rim of the Ring of Fire

3. How does geography influence Japan?
lack of resources
Disasters - typhoons, volcanoes
dense population
Isolation from foreign world
Mongols tried to invade but never could

4. Japan vs. China Japan is similar to China in a few ways:
Character writing (Kana)
Confucianism
Zen Buddhism
Cooking
Gardening

6. Tokugawa Shogun
Military leader of Japan during the Middle Ages

7. Bushido
Japanese Samurai code of warrior

8. End of Isolation
During the 19th Century, the West wanted to begin trading with China and Japan
Japan had refused until 1853
1853: US Commodore Matthew Perry brings fleet to Japan with a letter from the US president asking Japan to open up its ports
1854 Treaty of Kanagawa was signed

10. The Meiji Restoration & Modernization
Schools modeled after US
Army of Germany
Navy of Britain
Germany’s government
Industrialize like west
Build factories
Build railroads

11. What is imperialism?
taking over a territory of a weaker nation by a stronger nation ( Bully effect) and use them for resources
Japan began imperializing other nations, because they thought they were stronger

12. Sino- Japanese War 1876 Japan vs. China
China sent in troops first, but Japan defeated them
Got control of Taiwan and other islands

13. Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 Both wanted control of Manchuria
Japan wins and gains complete control of Korea

14. WWI Japan fought with the Allies (US, Russia, GB, and France)
Win war but get nothing afterwards
Disappointed and relationship with West declines

15. WWII
During WWII Japan aligns with axis powers of Germany and Italy.

16. December 7th, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack
Why did they do this?
Japan wanted to dominate the entire Pacific area. They figured if they took out the harbors of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. would not be able to help out other nations in the Pacific.

17. Results Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Emperor is no longer seen as divine
Government and economy modeled after US
Became a major creator of technology