HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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The U.S. wanted access to Japanese markets before European nations.
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The U.S. wanted to create naval bases in Asia.
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The U.S. wanted to create an alliance with Japan’s govt.
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The U.S. wanted new raw materials.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why and how did the Americans force the Japanese to trade with the United States? Pressured by Congress, which in turn was being pressured by American businessmen, President Fillmore sent Matthew C. Perry to Tokyo to open trade with Japan. Japanese were impressed by our modern ships and could not compete with them.
Detailed explanation-2: -On March 31, 1854, the first treaty between Japan and the United States was signed. The Treaty was the result of an encounter between an elaborately planned mission to open Japan and an unwavering policy by Japan’s government of forbidding commerce with foreign nations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The West demands trade with Japan Perry, on behalf of the U.S. government, forced Japan to enter into trade with the United States and demanded a treaty permitting trade and the opening of Japanese ports to U.S. merchant ships.