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Feudal&ImperialJapan
It's about feudal and imperial japan during WWII
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Emperor | The head of the Japanese state |
| Trade Embargo | A ban on exports to one or more countries |
| Japanese Feudalism | An economic and government system based on obligation between a landowner and a tenant for service |
| Tripartite Act | Defense alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan created to deter U.S. involvement |
| Pearl Harbor | Japanese attack on a U.S. naval base that led the U.S. to join the Allied Powers in World War 2 |
| Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki | The second use of an atomic weapon in war that resulted in the immediate 80,000 deaths |
| Manhattan Project | The U.S. operation to develop an atomic bomb |
| Second Sino-Japanese War | War between China and Japan from 1937-1945 that resulted in 20 million Chinese deaths |
| Battle of Iwo Jima | Located on a Japanese island, it was the bloodiest battle in the war in the Pacific |
| Hideki Tojo | Prime minister of Japan who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor |
| Bushido Code | A code of conduct that dictated samurai behavior, focused on honor |
| Meiji Restoration | From 1868-1912 when the emperor was restored to power and there was a strong push to westernize Japan |
| Battle of Okinawa | The last battle before the planned invasion of Japan |
| Daimyo | Feudal Japanese lord who was a land owner and typically a noble |
| Battle of Midway | 1942 battle that resulted in a loss for Japan and sunk 4 Japanese aircraft carriers |
| Natural Resources | Resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications |
| Tokugawa Leyasu | The founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868 |
| Samurai | A Japanese warrior whose name translates as "to serve" |
| Westernization of Japan | The time in Japan that included adopting democratic forms of government, free market economic systems, and resulted in major contributions to Western science and technology |
| Military Training | Involved bow, sword, spear and martial arts training from a young age to serve their daimyo |
| Nara Period | A period from 710-784 AD that was influenced by Chinese culture, it ended when the emperor decided to move the capital |
| Philippines Campaign | Began in 1942 when the Japanese took over the islands of the Philippines and ended in 1945 with their liberation |
| Industrialization | The process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing |
| Samurai | A Japanese warrior whose name translates as "to serve" |
| Shogun | The military leader of Japan. An overlord of all the Daimyos. In theory, he was responsible to the emperor. In reality, he ruled Japan |
| Doolittle Raids | The U.S. bombing of 4 Japanese cities as a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor |
| War in the Pacific | Major theatre of WWII that covered a large portion of the Pacific Ocean, East Asia, and Southeast Asia |
| Heian Period | The Golden Age of Japanese cultural achievements, it ended when they lost power and rivals took control of the government |
| Bakufu/Shogunate | Military governments ruled by a shogun |
| Manchuria and Manchukuo Dynasty | A puppet state in Northeast China ruled for Japan |
| Tokugawa Shogunate | Military dictatorship from 1603-1868 that brought on a period of peace |
| Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima | The first use of an atomic weapon in war |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, and Japan |
| Mental Training | Focused on self control and strict discipline, with training beginning as young as 5 years old |
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