States and Territories Established in 1868 - Empire of Japan, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Republic of Ezo, Fante Confederacy, Wyoming Territory (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Empire of Japan, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Republic of Ezo, Fante Confederacy, Wyoming Territory, Elisabethpol Governorate, Rio Negro Department, Schleswig-Holstein Province, Province of Hanover, Kolsko-Loparskaya Volost, Hesse-Nassau. Excerpt: The Empire of Japan (: Shinjitai: Romaji: Dai Nippon Teikoku; literally Greater Japanese Empire; officially Great Japan or Empire of Great Japan; commonly as Imperial Japan or the Japanese Empire) was a Japanese political entity that existed since the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 until its defeat in World War II, and the enforcement of the Constitution of the State of Japan on 3 May 1947. The country's rapid industrialization and militarization under the slogan Fukoku Ky hei, "Enrich the Country, Strengthen the Army"), led to its emergence as a world power eventually culminating in its membership of the Axis alliance and the conquest of a large part of the Asia-Pacific region. At the height of its power in 1942, the Japanese Empire ruled over a land area spanning 7,400,000 square kilometres (2,857,000 sq mi), making it one of the largest maritime empires in history. After several large scale military successes during the first half of the Pacific War, the Empire of Japan also gained notoriety for its war crimes against the conquered people within their Empire. After suffering many defeats and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allies on 2 September 1945. A period of occupation by the Allies followed the surrender and dissolution of the Empire, and a new constitution was created with American involvement. American occupation and reconstruction of the country continued well into the 1950s, eventually forming modern Japan. The Emperors during this time, which spanned the Meiji, Taish, and Sh wa eras, are now know...