During the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the Japanese modernized and industrialized Japan.
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During the Meiji Restoration of 1868,the Japanese modernized and industrialized Japan.
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Of course, industries required resources.Unfortunately, Japan lacked natural resources.
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The Japanese, like the WesternEuropeans, began to conquer
and colonize land for
resources and power.
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The Japanese defeated the Russiansin the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.
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Japan gained Korea.
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The Japanese conquered Manchuria.Manchuria was located in northeasternChina and was rich in resources.
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Like Western European
imperialists,Japan sought colonies to
gainvaluable natural
resources.
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As the years passed, the Japanesegovernment became more and moremilitaristic.
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Between 1937 and 1938, theJapanese army attacked the cityof Nanking in China. Many Chinesecivilians were killed.
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Japanese forces massacred between250,000 and 300,000 Chinese. Thisbrutal attack on civilians is known asthe Rape of Nanking.
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Japanese troops raped 20,000Chinese women.
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Believing in racial superiority, theJapanese terrorized the Chineseinhabitants of Nanking.
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The militarist, Tojo, became Japan’sPrime Minister in 1941.
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Tojo ordered the surprise attack onthe U.S. naval base at Pearl Harboron December 7, 1941.
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The emperor of Japan, Hirohito,
followed the policies of militarists.
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Japanese militarism, imperialism,and ethnocentrism paved the wayto world war.