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Sakoku

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closed country, due to fear of Christian and western ideas

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Shogun

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hereditary military leaders appointed by the emperor who had more power while working with the different classes of the society

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Diet

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a public representative body of the government

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Black Ships

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western steamboats that arrived in Japan and were used to threaten Japan and other Asian nations into complying with the US

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Treaty of Kanagawa

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signed in 1854 between Japan and USA; opened trade with American vessels in some Japanese ports, protection for American sailors and vessels in Japan; Commodore Perry’s influence

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Meiji Restoration

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“A rich country, strong military”; accelerated industrialization, rise of military power, imperial system replaced feudal system

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Zaibatsu

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wealthy clique, huge corporations that dominated the Japanese economy and had deep ties with the military

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Sun Goddess

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Amaterasu, imperial families were living gods, descendents of sun goddess

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Throwing off Asia

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Japan wanted to be the superior, first class country, and dominate the rest of the Asian countries

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Article Five of the Charter Oath

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Worldly knowledge should be sought, military training from Prussia

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Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors

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official code of ethics for military to follow, respect civilians, lead simple lives, the modernized version

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Samurai Legacy/Bushido Code

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code of ethics practiced by Samurai warriors; courage, integrity, benevolence, respect, honesty, honor, and loyalty, old fashioned

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Esprit-de-corps

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the spirit of the body, strong regard for the honor of the group

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Treaty of Kanghwa/Japan-Korea Treaty of Amity

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signed in 1876; Japan forced Korea into an unequal treaty via military ways, special rights to the Japanese people

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First Sino-Japanese War

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1894-1895; conflict between China and Japan over influence in Korea and Manchuria

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Treaty of Shimonoseki

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ended the first Sino-Japanese War, China was obliged to recognize Korea as an independent country and let go of all imperial ties with it

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Triple Intervention

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Russia, France, and Germany required Japan to return the Liaodong Peninsula to China

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Anglo-Japanese Alliance

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between Britain and Japan; ended Japan’s diplomatic isolation

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Treaty of Portsmouth

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ended the Russo-Japanese War; gave Japan Liaodong Peninsula, Theodore Roosevelt

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Twenty-One Demands

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claims made by Japanese government to special privileges in China during WWI; the Twenty-one Demands marked the beginning of Japan’s rejection of the Western powers’ arrangements for dividing territory and power in China. The demands also helped to make Japan the primary target of Chinese nationalists

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Racial Equality Clause

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Japan wanted to add a racial equality clause to the League of Nations; rejected by USA and Britain, reminded Japan of its standing with Western countries

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Washington Treaty System

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The treaties that Japan signed to limit its power with the west

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Four Power Treaty

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this ended the Anglo-Japanese Alliance; The USA, Britain, France, and Japan were to confer if their rights or possessions are threatened

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Nine Power Treaty

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Nine countries agree to all use China’s resources without overdoing it and let no country have too much power

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Five Power Naval Treaty

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limited the tonnage of the US, British, Japanese, French, and Italian navies (5:5:3)

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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war is not the solution to conflicts and they should be solved through peaceful means

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Taisho Democracy

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limit the military’s power
Liberal policies implemented under Emperor Taisho
Japan joined the League of Nations (1920)
Permanent member, prominent position
Prime Minister position awarded based on experience, not status
In 1925, the Electorate was extended to all adult males
Rise in mass media, more open/transparent society

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Takashi Hara

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Prime Minister (1918-21)
Was the first PM to be an elected member of the Diet, “The Great Commoner”
Rose to power as a result of the 1918 Rice Riots
Moderate, who emphasized cultural freedom
Start of Taisho Democracy
Tried to limit the influence of the military, assassinated

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Shidehara Kijuro

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Ambassador to Washington in 1921, Foreign Minister (1924-27) & (1929-31)
Developed a foreign policy of internationalism
Emphasis on economic development, peacefully
Good relations with the US
Legal advancements in China

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Peace Preservation Law

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1925 - Peace Preservation Law
Clamped down on opposition to political structure
Contradicted extension of the Electorate
Targeted communists party

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Smoot-Hawley Tariff

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80% of the silk market was lost, due to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act which increased taxes on all products, it was the leading export

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Kwatung Army

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Following the Russo-Japanese War, Japan took control of South Manchuria
Railway was managed by Kwantung garrison
Kwantung was rooted in Koda-ha “Imperial Way” faction, advocating for a military dictatorship with aggressive expansion
Plotted the assassination of the Manchurian warlord, Zhang Zuolin
Japan backed Zhang but he was causing rifts with GMD and threatened loss of influence in Manchuria
Carried out in 1928, acted without government consent

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Dark Valley

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1932 - Growing divisions in military over power
Groups fight for control of military
Disagreed over the extent needed to overthrow the government
Three events destabilized the government
May 1932 - army/navy officers attack banks and Tokyo police headquarters, PM Inukai shot and killed
May 1932-July 1934 - Admiral Saito favored radicals but a plan to assassinate him was uncovered, he turned
July 1934 - General Nagata (Tosei-ha leader) was killed, killer was tried and executed

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Imperial Way Faction

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leader was Kodo-ha, wanted military dictatorship with emperor through any means, can be violent; did not want any relations with USSR

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Control Faction

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leader was Toseiha, wanted militarism through peaceful means, wanted good relations with USSR

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May 15th Incident

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1932; army/navy officers attacked banks and Tokyo police headquarters, PM Inukai shot and killed

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Mukden Incident

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September 18, 1931
Explosion on the Japanese-owned South Manchurian Railway
Chinese nationalists accused, it was actually the Kwantung army
PM Wakatsuki ordered “non-expansion of hostilities”
Kwantung army had already moved into the countryside

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Manchukuo

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Japan set up puppet state in Manchuria, renamed it as Manchukuo, public support celebrated Kwantung Army as heroes, the government lost upper hand and gave up

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New Order is East Asia

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November 1938; union declared between Japan, Manchukuo, and China to end war

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Lytton Commission

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fact-finding commission sent to investigate the cause of Japan’s invasion of Manchuria; led by Lord Lytton; took several months to arrive

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Marco Polo Bridge Incident

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July 1937; battle between China and Japan border troops; took Beijing and were fighting in Shanghai, devastating attacks and air rides

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Second Sino-Japanese War

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Not a war that the army General Staff wanted
Wanted to fight Russia
Huge advantages over China, but China refused to agree to peace terms
Stretched Japan’s supply lines as they went deeper into China
November 1938, union declared between Japan, Manchukuo and China, “New Order in East Asia”
Hoping this would end the war
A war that couldn’t be won
Japan surrenders in 1945

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Rape of Nanking

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Japan’s attack on China’s civilians

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Stimson Doctrine

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The US would ignore any treaty or agreement between Japan and China that violated the treaties

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Tripartite Pact

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links to Germany, Italy, and Japan ensured that if US attacked, they would all help each other; US saw this as one war

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Soviet-Japanese Non-Aggression Pact

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Russia and Japan could both expand more without having issues with each other

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Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

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Japan’s attempt to form an economic and military bloc consisting of nations within East and Southeast Asia against Western colonization and manipulation, but it failed because of Japan’s inability to promote the mutual prosperity to the alliance

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