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Japan Imperialism
Term | Definition |
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Nagasaki | A city in japan that the us destroyed using the atomic bomb. |
Natural Resources | Materials necessary for the production of weapons that were necessary for Japanese conquest |
The Manhattan Project | A project that secretly build the atomic bomb. |
Philippines Campaign | A campaign that freed the Philippines from Japanese rule. |
Samurai Culture | The samurai (or bushi) were the warriors of premodern Japan. They later made up the ruling military class which eventually became the highest ranking social caste of the Edo Period (1603-1867). |
Japanese Social Classes | Emperor, Shogun, Diamyo and Samurai at the top of this social standing and at the bottom the Ronin, Peasants, Artisans and Merchants |
Heidi Tojo | The prime minister of japan during the war. He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor |
Heian Period | A period in Japanese history of widespread peace |
The Battle of Midway | A major battle that started in 1942 and is considered a turning point in the war |
The Westernization of Japan | A point in time when japan rapidly installed new technology and implemented factorys |
Meiji Restoration | A time in which japan had a lot of reforms and also stated it's empire |
WWII | A major war that japan fought in and conquered most of eastern Asia |
The Battle of Iwo Jima | A battle that was one the last major battles in WWII |
Okinawa | The last MAJOR battle of WWII in which the Americans fought japan on their home turf |
Samurai Culture | Samurai started training at age 8 and were known for there loyalty and serenity |
The 2nd Sino-Japanese war | Started in 1937 when Russian troops invaded Japanese controlled territory in northeastern china |
Manchuria and the Mancunian Dynasty | Founded in 1932 after japan invaded Manchuria and needed somebody to rule it. |
Nara Period | A period of wide spread death due to smallpox |
Hiroshima | Another city in japan that was destroyed be the atomic bomb |
Tokugawa Shogunate | A shogunate that isolated japan |
Doolittle Raids | A response to pearl harbor in which japan was bombed by B-25 bombers |