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Matthew Perry
Who?: An American commodore of a fleet of well-armed ships. He gave the Japanese a letter that demanded
they open their ports to diplomatic and commercial exchange.
What?: Visited Japan with a letter that demanded that Japan open their ports to diplomatic and commercial exchange.
Where?: Matthew Perry sailed from America to the Tokyo Bay in Japan to deliver the letter to the Japanese.
When?: 1853
Results:
As a result of the demand that Japan open up its ports to America, Japan opened its doors and they also culturally diffused. The Japanese westernized but they made sure that they kept their culture, while diffusing with other cultures and belief system.
Why?: The Americans wanted to trade with the Japanese and to open up Japanese markets to American goods.
Importance: Perry's mission would open Japan up to western trade and jump start the Meiji Restoration that would lead to Japan remaking itself into a modern world power.
Related Terms: 1) Meiji Restoration, 2) Imperialism
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they open their ports to diplomatic and commercial exchange. What?: Visited Japan with a letter that demanded that Japan open their ports to diplomatic and commercial exchange.
Where?: Matthew Perry sailed from America to the Tokyo Bay in Japan to deliver the letter to the Japanese.
When?: 1853
Results:
As a result of the demand that Japan open up its ports to America, Japan opened its doors and they also culturally diffused. The Japanese westernized but they made sure that they kept their culture, while diffusing with other cultures and belief system.
Why?: The Americans wanted to trade with the Japanese and to open up Japanese markets to American goods.
Importance: Perry's mission would open Japan up to western trade and jump start the Meiji Restoration that would lead to Japan remaking itself into a modern world power.
Related Terms: 1) Meiji Restoration, 2) Imperialism
Created by Jessica D. (12)
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