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History That Doesn't Suck · Nov 24, 2025
193: The Empire of the Rising Sun: Military Imperialism in Japan (1853–1941)
“Reigned during Japan's imperial expansion, WWII, and the December 1, 1941 imperial conference authorizing war.”
Japanese Meiji Restoration and modernization (1868–1890)Commodore Matthew Perry's expedition and Treaty of Kanagawa (1853–1854)Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)
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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · Jun 8, 2021
Show 67 - Supernova in the East VI
“Japanese emperor whose intervention ultimately broke the deadlock preventing surrender despite military defeat”
Strategic bombing campaigns and firebombing of Japanese citiesAtomic weapons development and deployment decisionsKamikaze attacks and suicide warfare tactics
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