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Note: This is based on Allies and Axis 2.0 by rvbomally. All credit goes to him. Pre-1941 History The Boshin War was a major conflict in Japanese history, but by 1869, it was over. The Imperials had lost. The oligarchic Republic of Japan was born with French support. A few decades later, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, ending with Taiwan being annexed, and hastening the decline of the Qing. In addition, the Russo-Japanese War from 1904-1905 proved that the Japanese military could hold its own against a European power. Eventually, in 1911, it all boiled over. The Qing collapsed, and the disgruntled lower classes, ethnic minorities, etc. of Japan, Taiwan and the recently-annexed Sakhalin and the Philippines, building on the momentum of the Xinhai Revolution, marched on Tokyo, Kyoto and other cities in a series of massive protests calling for expanded franchise, an end to Japanese hegemony, and the disbanding of the oligarchy. A compromise was made: suffrage was extended to