Japan 1968-1931-Feb 14

Use AI tools to learn about the major events/incidents during 1894-1931 in Japan in English or 日本語. Learn the words and expressions to describe the historic incidents, names, and places in English.　

[7] East Asian Countries #7: Japan 1868-1931

Meiji 1968-     Taisho 1926- (Kanto Earthquake 1923)      Showa 1926- (Great Depression 1930s)

1868 Meiji Restoration 　1877 Satsuma Rebellion   1879 Annexed Okinawa

1894 The First Sino-Japanese War

   => 1895 Annexed Taiwan, Liaodong Peninsula (later returned)

1904 Russo-Japanese War

   => South Sakhalin, Liaodong Peninsula, South Manchurian Railway

1905 Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty

   ->1909 Ito’s assassination-> 1910 Annexed Korea

Territorial Expansion: 1895 Taiwan, 1905 South Sakhalin, 1910 Korea,

Industry Growth=> Increasing needs for raw materials in Southeast Asia

Population Increase: 35mil/1870-> 44mil/1900-> 50mil/1910-> 56mil/1920-> 65mil/1930

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