History That Doesn't Suck — 193: The Empire of the Rising Sun: Military Imperialism in Japan (1853–1941)

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193: The Empire of the Rising Sun: Military Imperialism in Japan (1853–1941)

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“To be perfectly frank, the ways you and I look at the Chinese are fundamentally different. You seem to think of them as human, but I see them as pigs.” This is the origin story of the Empire of the Rising Sun. After an uninvited visit from one Commodore Matthew Perry and his four black ships, Japan opens its doors to…

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