1. Japan By: Mason Bryan, Dakota Coogle, and Ryan Murphy

2. Location and History Japan consists of several thousands of islands, Japan's closest neighbors are Korea, Russia and China. The Sea of Japan separates the Asian continent from the Japanese archipelago.

3. The population of Japan is about 125,000,000, including approximately two million foreign residents. More than half of the non Japanese population is of Korean descent.

4. Japans believed excessive contact with the West would destroy their culture. Americans wanted to expand towards Japan to benefit more for trade.

5. In 1852, President Franklin Pierce decided to force Japan to trade with the United States. Commodore (Matthew C. Perry) took a naval ship to Japan and forced the Japanese to a trade treaty through Americas technology and firepower.

6. Franklin Roosevelt was President during this time. Japan Bombed our ship in Pearl Harbor.

7. After bombing the U.S. Joins the war. Uses the Navy in the war.

8. Part of the country wanted to fight and part of the country didn’t Some Americans thought this wasn’t a big enough issue to enter war.

9. After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. decides to enter the war in what we know as World War II (WWII) The U.S. won

10. The United States became Japans closest ally. Japan relies on the U.S. for its national security.

11. Japan has deployed groups to help the U.S. in Iraq. They are no longer rivals or enemies to America to this day.

12. I feel as if the U.S. shouldn’t of forced Japan to trade with us. In the long run though it was a good decision.

13. We now benefit today with more efficient trading. Also benefitted by allying with Japan and becoming a more powerful country. Helps us in Iraq.