WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

IMPERIALISM IN ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following events led to Japan being opened up to foreign trade?
A
Admiral Matthew Perry landing in Tokyo with warships
B
The Boxer Rebellion
C
Queen Liliuokalani being overthrown
D
The Sepoy Mutiny
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Commodore arrived with orders from President Millard Fillmore to deliver a letter to the Emperor, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, seeking to commence friendly relations between the two countries. (a) President Millard Fillmore, shown in a photo from about 1850, dispatched (b) Commodore Perry to Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why did the United States want to open Japan? The biggest reason that the United States sent Matthew Perry to Japan was to use it as a “coaling base” or a base where steamships, which used coal, could restock their coal supply.

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