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Meiji To Wwii

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Tokyo 1940 Olympics bid, planning, and cancellation (1936-1940)

1936 - 1964

Taisho democracy and party politics in Japan (1912-1926)

1912 - 1926

Second Sino-Japanese War and major campaigns in China (1937-1945)

1937 - 1945

Samurai rebellions and resistance to conscription (1873-1877)

1872 - 1877

Russo-Japanese War and its diplomatic aftermath (1904-1906)

1904 - 1905

Rise of the zaibatsu: Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Sumitomo and conglomerate formation (1870s-1930s)

1691 - 1934

Rise of militarism and political violence in Japan (1920s-1936)

1921 - 1936

Promulgation and implementation of the Meiji Constitution (1885-1890)

1885 - 1890

Pacific War mobilization, home front policies, and total war (1940-1945)

1938 - 1945

Manchurian (Mukden) Incident and creation of Manchukuo (1931-1932)

1931 - 1933

Land Tax Reform and rural transformation in Meiji Japan (1873-1890)

1871 - 1890

Labor movement, proletarian literature, and state repression (1918-1935)

1911 - 1933

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