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Japan Vocabulary

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Natural Resources in East Asia Japan's need for natural resources (raw materials) when it modernized would drive it's choices.
Japanese Feudalism Japanese Fuedalism was a social structure the emphisized milatary coligation for land.
Samurai Culture (Mental) Samurai mental training began as young as 5 years old, and focused on self-control and strict discipline.
Nara Period The Nara Period occured from 710 to 784 and was influenced by chinese culture.
Heian Period The Heian Period was a golden age of cultural achievments.
Samurai Culture (Military) Samurai trained in bow, spear, sword, and martial arts from a young age to srve their daimyo.
Tokugawa Shogunate The Tokugawa Shogunate was a period of peace purchased through strict rule.
Meji Restoration The Meji Restoration restored the emporor to power, who push Japan to become a powerful western-style nation.
Westernization of Japan Meji emporo was responsible for the westernization of Japan.
Second Sino-Japanese War The second Sino-Japanese war began after the Marco Polo Bridge incident and resulted in 20 million Chinese dead.
Manchuria and the Manchukuo Dynasty Manchuko Dynasty was a puppet govt. thet ruled Manchurai for the Japanese.
Tripartite Pact and Axis Powers The Tripartite Pact and Axis Powers tightened bonds between Germany, Japan+Italy.
Battle of Midway The Bettle of Midway was a loss for the Jepanese navy, with 4 aircraft camers sunk.
Hideki Tojo Hiediki Tojo was found guilty of war crimes for his actions as prime minester from 1941-1944
Pearl Harbor The Japanese navy attacked Peral Harbor on 7 Nov. 1941.
Doolittle Raids The Doolittle Raids were bombing raids on 4 Japanese cities in relation for Pearl Harbor.
Battle of Okinawa The Battle of Okinawa was the last bettle before the planned invastion of the Japanese islands.
Manhattan Project The Manhattan Prodject developed the atomic bomb used on Japan.
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 1945, was the first use of an atomic weapn in war.
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki The atomic bombing of Nagaski was the second use of an atomic weapon by killing 80,000 people.
Philippines Campaign The philippines campaign began in 1942 when Japanese overran the islands and ended in 1945 with their liberation.
Battle of Iwo Jima Iwo Jima was an island controlled by the Japanese and the location of the "bloodiest battle" in Marine history.
Kamikaze Kamikaze were used to attack aircraft during the War in the Pacific during WW2
Bushido Code The bushido code were unwritten rules that guided how smurai should act.
Shogun The title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
Emperor A sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire.
Samurai A member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos.
Daimyo One of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun.
Spiritual Strength Our capacity to dig deep and find the greater meaning in life, to align ourselves with a purpose that extends beyond ourselves, to find relationship and unity with something greater such as nature, God, or the transcendent.
Tokugawa Ieyasu A Japanese military leader who reunified Japan at the beginning of the 17th century.
Bakufu Governments which ruled Japan from 1185 until 1868.
Trade Embargo A trade restriction.
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