This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Great Empire of the Pacific and Japan’s Rise to Power
A sweeping examination traces Japan from Perry’s 1853 contact to a major global power. It asks about the Gentlemen’s Agreement, foreign influence, territorial annexations, Silk production, labor, voter qualifications, women’s rights, and the friction between the United States and Japan, including demographic patterns in the United States and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Italy
Ocean Empire
East
Commodore Perry
Japan
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Europe
Pacific
United States
Woman's Rights
America
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