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** __ GEOGRAPHY __ **


**Effects of Geography** * Being surrounded by navigable rivers and having a large supply of natural resources led to trade and political unification. __***Archipelago**__ - Allows Japanese to isolate themselves -Difficult to conquer -Water is important for trade and fishing - Earthquakes/Volcanoes -Better housing
 * Japan is an archipelago that consists of 4000 islands ||
 * Located on the East of China ||
 * The four distinct islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. ||
 * Positioned on the Pacific Ring of Fire ||
 * 85% Mountainous ||
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Covered by forests ||
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">12% of land is suitable for farming ||
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Temperate to sub tropic climate ||
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Natural resources include:fish, oil, coal, iron, and minerals . ||
 * Japan was an island nation which influenced the growth of industrialization because Britain saw their potential in trade and in military terms.
 * Most live on flat land and on the coast.
 * __*Pacific Ring of Fire__**

<span style="font-size: 124%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">** Religion ** The main religion of feudal Japan was Shinto. Shinto worshippers believed there were spirits that dwelled in nature. These spirits were called Kami. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(249, 6, 6);">
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">Culture Borrowing from China **

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">*During the 400's, Japan had contact with mainland Asia. Therefore, Japan was highly influenced by Chinese ideas and customs, which they learned through Korean travelers. Examples of important influences are...


 * **System of Writing** || <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> [[image:http://smartbiz-usa.com/tattooflavor.com/images/chinese-tattoos.jpg width="175" height="172"]] ||
 * **Government** ||  ||
 * **Cooking** || [[image:http://brandnewcommunicationstyle.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/20070217203258.jpg width="215" height="191"]] ||
 * **Buddhism/Confucianism** || [[image:http://erinsaley.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/buddah1.jpg width="205" height="203" caption="external image buddah1.jpg"]] ||
 * **Tea Drinking** || [[image:http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/images/exbig_images/38186425ebb6894b2c70aa9cf7147a41.jpg width="235" height="171" caption="external image 38186425ebb6894b2c70aa9cf7147a41.jpg"]] ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">__The Heian Period(794-1185)__ ** <span style="display: block; font-size: 132%; color: rgb(128, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**The Heian Period was known for its era of peace and tranquility. The movement of the imperial court to Heian and the development of the refined court society lead to the beginning of this period. There were many advancements that made this era more dominant than the others. For example..**

|| || || || <span style="display: block; font-size: 110%; color: rgb(128, 0, 0); text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; color: rgb(128, 0, 0); text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **<span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">__Feudalism__ ** <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">*During this time, the power of the central government began to decline. Lords gained more power because small landowners and farmers gave land to the lords in exchange for protection. This lead to the beginning of feudalism.
 * ** Strong central government ** ||
 * ** Better role for women because women wrote many books, diaries, and poems. (Lady Murasaki wrote a masterpiece called "The Tale of Gengi") **
 * ** Music (Court Music called Gagaku) **
 * ** Literature and Art (Kana) **
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">** Architecture (Temple building such as the Phoenix Hall in Boydoin **
 * Feudalism** is a political system based on exchanging loyalty for land.

FEUDAL SYSTEM OF JAPAN ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Traders but considered unimportant because they did not "produce" anything. ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Emperor** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Divine ruler but does not hold all the power.  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Shogun** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Military leader  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
 * Daimyo/lords** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Land owners/Nobles  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Samurai** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Warriors who protected the lords and their land. Followed a strict code of behavior called Bushido.  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Peasants/Artisans** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Provided agricultural production in exchange for protection  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Merchants**
 * Feudalism was the major political system of Japan until the Meiji Period began. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 41, 0); font-family: Arial;"> **

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 41, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Meiji Restoration **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> ** Before Meiji Period ** <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*During the early 17th century, Japan isolated itself from most nations of the world. Japan only traded with the Chinese and the Dutch from Indonesia. Japan believed this was the only way to create peace and prosperity for Japan. Japan's closed door policy came to an end when Commodore Matthew Perry entered Japan.

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> **COMMODORE MATTHEW PERRY** <span style="background: teal none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-size: 13pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: Arial;">


 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Commodore Perry brought four ships which astonished the Japanese. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Japan accepted Perry and the letter written by U.S President Fillmore which asked for free trade between the U.S and Japan. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Treaty of 1854 (Japan opened two ports at which the U.S could take supplies. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1860- Japan allowed foreigners to trade at several treaty ports. ||

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Emperor Matsuhito
====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> - <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Emperor Matushito is restored to power because the Japanese people were angry that the Shogun had given in to the foreigners demands. ====

<span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Matsuhito sent diplomats to Europe and North America to study the Western ways
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 * NEW REFORMS OF MEIJI RESTORATION **


 * End of Tokugawa Shogunate. ||
 * Samurai class was banned-->All classes are equal ||
 * Used Germany strong Centralized Government and Constitution ||
 * Admired British navy ||
 * Adopted American System of Education ||
 * Government built railroad line, factories, telegraph, and telephone speakers. ||
 * Government made new industries and technologies ||
 * The National Army ||
 * Practice religious toleration. ||
 * Sign unequal treaties with Western powers. ||
 * Others:Ballroom dancing, men cutting hair, and beef eating ||

__<span style="font-size: 28pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';">JAPAN ____ SEEKS AN ____<span style="font-size: 28pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';">EMPIRE __<span style="font-size: 26pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';"> __ (1890-1945) __



Will Result in: <span style="display: block; font-size: 26pt; color: maroon; font-family: 'Times New Yorker'; text-align: center;">WAR!!!!!!!!!!! || <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">1876 <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">Japan forces Korea to open three ports to trade with them <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">Korea <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">was important to China, Japan and China signed a hands-off agreement; neither would send army into Korea.
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 16pt; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Yorker'; text-align: center;">  1890- Japan possesses dozens of warships, and 500,000 well-trained soldiers ||
 *  Strongest military in Asia during this time period; gained military, political and economic strength  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';">  ||

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Georgia;">Japan takes China out of Korea. In <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Georgia;">1895 <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Georgia;"> Japan and China sign treaty; Japan obtains __Taiwan__ and __Pescadores__ __Islands__ <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Georgia;"> __Russo-Japanese War__ __** : ** __ Russia fights Japan over Manchuria. Japan drives Russians out of Korea, overpowers Russia’s Baltic and Pacific Fleet <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">1905 <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0);">- <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">Japan and Russia sign Treaty of Portsmouth- gave Japan the captured territories and force Russia out of Manchuria and Korea
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(231, 148, 25); font-family: 'Times New Yorker'; text-align: center;"> [[image:i_ie_en_korea_map.jpg width="277" height="278" align="center"]] ||
 * __ Sino-Japanese War __ : <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(231, 148, 25); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';"> ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Georgia; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Georgia; text-align: center;"> ||

<span style="display: block; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">1907 <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">- <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">Korean King gives up Korea, in 1910 Japan annexes Korea under their control. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: olive; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">1922- <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">Japan signed an international treaty that agreed to honor China’s borders. <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">1928 <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">- <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;"> Japan signs Kellogg-Briand Pact renouncing war. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">Japan’s government system (modeled after Parliament) had weaknesses

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">During the Great Depression in <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">1929 <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">- civilians blame the government and militarists win control of Japan with support of Japanese

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">Military leaders make the emperor the symbol of power ; this wins popular support for army leaders **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';"> **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';"> **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';">Japan ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';"> wants to solve their economic issues through expansion of other countries. Japan plans a Pacific Empire that would give Japan raw materials and allow room for Japan ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;">’ ****<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: 'Times New Yorker';">s increasing population **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;"> || <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">1931 <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">-Japan takes over Manchuria, army sets up puppet government <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">Japan leaves the League of Nations in <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">1933 <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;">
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<span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">1937- <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;"> Japanese forces enter northern China. Japan seizes <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">Beijing <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 51, 0); font-family: Arial;"> and <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Arial;">Nanjing. <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 0);">

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 * WWII JAPAN**

<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Late 1800s-1900s- <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Japan is seriously devoid of natural resources <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-They began looking overseas for goods -American supplies are shut off from Japan so that Japan and China can mend hostilities -1940-The US cracks Japanese communication system and found out plans for S.E. Asia -December 1941-Americans in Hawaii wake up to Kamikaze pilots bombing ships in Pearl Harbor <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">



-Japanese Commander who led the attack
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">PEARL HARBOR Losses <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ||
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">19 damaged ships <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ||
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">-2300 Americans DEAD <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ||
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">-1100 wounded <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ||

- <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">December 7, 1941 was really a "date which will live in infamy"-Roosevelt <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-Japan also invades British colony of Hong Kong, Guam, Wake Island, and Thailand

-The Japanese turned interest towards the Philippines in 1942. (Filipino and Americans cannot win)

-In 1942, Japan had also taken: East Indies and Burma, the largest of Britain’s colonies. <span style="font-size: 17.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">

<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">-By the time Burma fell, nearly ONE MILLION SQUARE MILES had fallen under Japan (approx. 150 million people) <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-The Japanese treated their colonies harshly

-Tried to win the support of Asians by the idea of "Asia for the Asiatics" -the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere- idea that Japan should be free of all western influence.

-They made allied POWs go on long marches and executed them in harsh ways. <span style="font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">__<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Here Come the Allies…. __

(turning point) || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Japan wants to takeover Midway Island (important American Airfield on this island) -Americans stopped attack by air force -<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Allied spirits were raised <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-family: Georgia,serif;">(NATIONALISM) <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-U.S. General Douglas MacArthur - <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">"island hop" past Japanese islands to stop the Japanese. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-family: Georgia,serif;">The BATTLE OF MIDWAY
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Battle of Guadalcanal || <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">the Japanese abandoned the island and "island hopping" proved a success. ||

<span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: purple; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">__Victory in the Pacific__ <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">The U.S. had ended the war with Europe but was still fighting the Japanese in the Pacific.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Japanese HAD stopped advancing.

-1944, the Allies landed on the Philippine island of Leyte.

-The Japanese made a plan to sink the American ships so they would stop advancing.



<span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-The Japanese navy lost horrendously.

-They then moved on to bring in the Kamikazes to sink the ships. (EFFECTIVE)

-1945: the Americans took the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.

-Advanced to Okinawa, where the Japanese put up a good fight, but lost the island anyway.

-The price paid? <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Japan lose 100,000 troops, the Americans lose 12,000 troops.

<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">__The BIG choice…__ -the next stop for the U.S. fleets to island hop was to mainland Japan.

<span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-family: Georgia,serif;">-President knew that invading the mainland Japan would cost him HALF A MILLION casualties. <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">

- The A-bomb. Developed during the Manhattan Project was proved one of the most lethal weapons -Bomb test in Mexico <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">So? To use or not to use?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Truman gives the Japanese a stern warning about the weapon………There was no reply. media type="youtube" key="InTPC6oylK8" height="344" width="425"

<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">- <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">August 6, 1945, the A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. 70,000-80,000 died INSTANTLY.

<span style="color: rgb(44, 216, 130);">-three days later, the A-bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. 70,000 were killed immediately.

<span style="color: rgb(96, 226, 161);">- Radiation killed the others

-The Japanese had <span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">finally surrendered under Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu on behalf of the emperor to General Douglas MacArthur. The war had finally ended. <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: purple; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">media type="youtube" key="P-O0bC2qf40" width="425" height="350" -the surrender

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__Rebuilding Fallen Nations__ <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-2 million Japanese lives losts


 * Geography || Hiroshima and Nagasaki become complete wastlands because of bombing ||
 * Demilitarization || Macarthur wants to disband the Japanese military ||
 * Democratization || Japan willingly accepts the fact that democratic ideas will be pushed into their society ||
 * Economy || General Macarthur did what he could to revive the Japanese economy, but he couldnt. ||
 * Emperor || Had to declare that he is NOT DEVINE, just a figurehead of the state ||
 * New Government || The DIET ||
 * New Rights || all citizens including WOMEN over 20 could vote ||
 * Bill of Rights || a constitutional bill of rights is placed in Japan ||
 * Article-9 || the Japanese are NOT allowed to fight anymore, the US would protect Japan ||
 * Peace Treaty || The US and 47 other nations sign a peace treaty with Japan ||

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 128, 128); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 128, 128); font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Enemies become Allies

<span style="display: block; font-size: 26pt; color: rgb(244, 147, 66); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; text-align: center;">MODERN JAPAN <span style="font-size: 26pt; color: rgb(244, 147, 66); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> (1947- <span style="font-size: 26pt; color: rgb(255, 162, 59); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">PRESENT) <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Heisei period <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">is the present era name in Japan. Started on January 8, <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">1989 <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;"> · <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Since <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">1947 <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">- <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> Japan has practiced a constitutional monarchy with an emperor and elected Parliament, <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">the Diet.

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">The Prime Minister of Japan <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">leads the government <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">The Diet has the <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> House of Representatives <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">and <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> House of Councilors <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">2007- <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Yasuo Fukuda becomes Prime minister of Japan after Shinzo Abe resigned.



<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Today, Japan has the second world’s largest economy and third largest in purchasing power. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Arial;">

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Japan has High Living Standards and has <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">the longest life <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">expectancy <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">in the world. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> media type="youtube" key="4zIgoyRRPI0" height="344" width="425"

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Japan keeps close economic and military relations with the United States, a key ally of Japan. Japan donated $ 8.86 billion to the U.S in 2004. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Japan is the <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 161, 97); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">origin of the largest, leading and most technologically advanced producers of various technologies; <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">such as motor vehicles, machine tools, ships, chemicals, textiles and electronic equipment

<span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Symbol; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold'; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Japan has a low employment rate with about 67 million workers. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Arial;">

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Because of the shift in the demographic structure, social issues such as population decline are appearing with the new ideals. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 102); font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 102); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 102); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 102); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Earthquake tremors occur daily in Japan <span style="display: block; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 102); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Japan is currently developing solutions against climate change and global warming. examples are reducing carbon dioxide emissions and reducing energy <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Arial;">

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold';">Leading nation in, technology, machinery and biomedical research <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 132, 63); font-family: Arial;">