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The Economy
and History of JapanCreated byMr. Raponi
Farming
Farmland in Japan is very limited. However, Japanese farmers raise
___________________ of the countries food.
___________________ is when farmers grow crops on every available piece of land. (Terraced fields are an example of this)
Manufacturing
Japan produces and exports Steel Cars Ships Computers
Japan’s economy has prospered because of
its _________________. The Japanese people value education and hard work.
Trade
Japan has limited
__________________ and must import Oil Coal Iron Ore
_______________ refers to the rapidly developing Asian countries that border the Pacific Ocean
Environment By the ____________,
waste products polluted the air and water, the government urged a cleanup.
Now, Japan’s pollution-control laws are among the strictest in the world.
Early Japan Japan modeled its society
on the _______________ way of life.
From the late 1100s to the 1860s, Japan was ruled by the
________________, the warrior class.
The leaders of this warrior class were called
_______________.
The Samurai
Modern Japan In the late
1800s, Japan began to change into a
______________ country. By using European and American ideas.
By the early 1900s, Japan was the largest Asian power.
Largest Asian Power
December 7, 1941
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the American Naval Base
__________________ in Hawaii.
After the attack, the United States retaliated and entered World War II
The End of World War
II
On August 6 and August 9th of 1945, the United States dropped two Atomic Bombs on Japan.
The first on the city of
_________________, and the second, three days later, on the city of
________________.
On August 15, 1945 Japan announced its surrender to the Allied Powers, which officially ended World War II.
80,000 People killed in Hiroshima
150,00 People killed in Nagasaki
The First Atomic Bomb
This is a very serious thing that we just witnessed and discussed.
What do you think, what is your reaction?
After the War
After World War II, many Japanese cities laid in ruins and the Japanese economy was near collapse.
With help from the U.S., Japan became a democracy and rebuilt its economy.
Japan is now one of the strongest economies in the entire world
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