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[600 BC] According to legend Japan was founded by the Emperor Jimmu, a direct descendant of the sun goddess and ancestor of the present ruling imperial family.(state.gov) [1543] Portuguese Arrive in Japan (www.pbs.org) [1623 1651]-Japan is put into isolation by Iemitsu Tokugawa ( outlawed Christianity, abolished foreign influence, and restricted Western trade to a Dutch trading company's outpost on the Island of Nagasaki) (www.pbs.org) [1782]-Famine devastates Japan (xtimeline.com) [1854]-Treaty of Kanagwa signed with U.S., Japan opens its ports and ends its +200 year isolation(CIA fact book) [1873]-First Railroad opened ; marking Japans shift into industrialization (slbplone.natlib.govt.nz) [1936] -Japanese sign a anti-communist pact with Germany and Italy (www.history-timelines.org.uk) [1945]-The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (www.history-timelines.org.uk) [1964]-Tokyo hosts Summer Olympics first Olympics held in Asia (www.olympic.org)

y [Prior to 1633]- Japanese fascination with European culture brought trade of

various goods and commercial success to the country. Items such as eyeglasses, clocks, firearms, and artillery were in high demand in Japan, and trade began to flourish between the Japanese and Europe. (en.academic.ru) y [1853]-Commodore Perry (of the U.S.) demands Japan Open to Trade.(He arrived in warships mounting sixty-one guns ).(www.pbs.org) y [1854]-Commodore Perry returns to Japan with more ships for a response to his demands on his previous visit.(www.pbs.org) (www.history.navy.mil) y [1858]- Commodore Perry embraced Japan at the Convention of Kanagawa ("Nichibei Washin J yaku", ). Although the isolationist policy was not willingly given up, on July 29 1858, Japan and the United States signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce ("Nichibei Sh k Ts sh J yaku", ), also known as the Harris Treaty. The signing of this document opened numerous trade ports in areas such as Edo ( ), Kobe ( ), Nagasaki ( ), Niigata ( ), and Yokohama ( ) along Japan s coast. (en.academic.ru)

y [9 Feb 1904 - 5 Sep 1905]-Russo-Japanese- War Japan quickly

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modernized and defeated Korea, Russia, and went on a quest to conquer all of Asia (worldstatesmen.org) [1941]-Attack on pearlharbor (www.history.navy.mil) [1945]-Hiroshima and Nagasaki were hit by atomic bombs.(www.cfo.doe.gov) [1950-1953]-During the Korean war A huge amount of money, overwhelmingly American, was spent purchasing Japanese labor and goods for use in Korea , To a great extent, this income jump-started Japanese domestic economy (www.history.navy.mil) [1989]-Reagan visits Japan and gives a speech on trade due trade barriers between the U.S. and Japan (www.nytimes.com) [2003-2004] - 150th Anniversary of the U.S.-Japan Relationship [2009]-The U.S. goods trade deficit with Japan was $45 billion.(www.ustr.gov)

y What was the name of the man that got japan to sign a

treaty ending their period of isolation?

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economy?
y According to legend who was Japan founded by? y When was the first Railroad opened?

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