COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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The US sent Commodore Perry and 4 warships to force Japan to sign a trade treaty
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Great Britain sent Jonathan Livingstone as a missionary to Japan.
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The Shogun insisted that Japanese ports be opened for trade.
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Workers threatened to strike if international trade did not begin.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On July 8, 1853, American Commodore Matthew Perry led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States hoped Japan would agree to open certain ports so American vessels could begin to trade with the mysterious island kingdom. In addition to interest in the Japanese market, America needed Japanese ports to replenish coal and supplies for the commercial whaling fleet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Perry’s primary goal was to force an end to Japan’s 220-year-old policy of isolation and to open Japanese ports to American trade, through the use of gunboat diplomacy if necessary.
Detailed explanation-4: -Commodore Perry had a plan: he sought to intimidate Japan into signing a treaty of friendly relations with a show of U.S. naval prowess. His challenge was to secure negotiations without actually resorting to the use of force.
Detailed explanation-5: -The treaty was signed as a result of pressure from U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry, who sailed into Tokyo Bay with a fleet of warships in July 1853 and demanded that the Japanese open their ports to U.S. ships for supplies. Perry then left Japan in order to give the government a few months to consider its decision.