PPT-Japan’s Imperialism: 1868-1945

Week 5 1859 Arrival of 黒船 Kurofune US naval diplomatic expedition to Japan Why the US Why Japan Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry Ryomaden 1038 18591868 尊王攘夷 . What do industrialized nations need to expand their economies?. Industrialized nations need natural . r. esources and markets to expand their economies.. Where did European nations compete for colonies in the 19. Meiji Restoration. 1868. Emperor “restored” to power. Creation of a modern nation state. Getting to Empire. Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895). Getting to Empire. Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895). World Issues. Aggression in Europe to 1939. 1. Early Axis Gains. By 1941, the Axis powers or their allies controlled most of Western Europe. .. 2. Germany and Russia conquered and divided Poland.. Stalin’s armies pushed into Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.. Winning WWII. The Allies, made up of . 26. nations including . America. , decided to crush Germany, then Italy and . Japan. .. On . June 6, 1944. , the Allies launched a massive invasion on . Nazi. occupied Europe, known as . © Student Handouts, Inc.. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 – also known as the Edo period. 1635 – foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands at Nagasaki a few times per year. © Student Handouts, Inc.. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 – also known as the Edo period. 1635 – foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands at Nagasaki a few times per year. © Student Handouts, Inc.. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 – also known as the Edo period. 1635 – foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands at Nagasaki a few times per year. The War in Europe. The War in Europe. The Big Three. FDR, Churchill, and Stalin. decided to defeat the . Nazis. before turning to the . Japanese. Stalin . wanted the Allies to open a . second front. The Defeat of the . Axis - Europe. 1944. 1945. The Defeat of the . Axis - Pacific. 1941. 1945. Map Animation – 1944 to 1945. Go to the website: . the-map-as-history.com. Login info: . provided by teacher. Mr. Curtis. World History. Imperialism. Many industrial countries looked to Africa and other weaker nations for resources and a way to fuel their production of goods.. Many industrialized countries looked to take advantage of Africa by invading and taking over large parts of the continent.. WWII. 1933-1945. Important Terms. Dictator-a leader who gains complete control of a country’s government. Fascism-a form of government in which individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government. committed suicide. What was the code-name for the atomic bomb dropped on the city of Nagasaki. “Fat Man”. How much of Hiroshima was destroyed by “Little Boy” ?. 63 % of city. After the War, 22 . Industrialized nations need natural . r. esources and markets to expand their economies.. Where did European nations compete for colonies in the 19. th. and 20. th. centuries?. European nations competed for colonies in Africa and Asia.. Imperialism – the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region – Aggressive expansion. Where have we seen Imperialism so far in history?. Imperialism .