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Japanese territorial conquests (1895–1945)
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—German writer Albrecht von Urach, in the booklet "The Secret of Japan's Strength," published in 1942 After unifying the country at the end of the Warring States Period (1467-1615), the Tokugawa Shogunate adopted an isolationist policy, largely shutting off Japan from the outside world. During this period of Tokugawa rule, known as the Edo Period (1603-1868), Japan was stable domestically, but also stagnated while the West raced forward. American commodore Matthew Perry brought four warships to Japan in 1853, forcing Japan to end its isolationist policy and open up to trade with the West, with the Japanese unable to resist due to the far superior firepower of the American Navy. Meanwhile, neighboring China, whom the Japanese had long looked up to and been culturally influenced by, was bein
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