Japan and The US: Japanese Expansion

Japan and The US: Japanese Expansion

1. Before 1867 (In Japan)

   • Feudal system
   • Samurai clans
     • Tokugawa clan
       • 1600-1867
       • Last Shogun
         • Tokugawa Yoshinobu aka Keiki
     • Satsuma clan, Choshu clan and Tosa clan
   • Seclusion
     • No trade with the US
   • Nationalism
     • Superiority of Japanese culture

2. Before 1867 (In the US)

   • Looking to extend its interests
     • Japan as an option
       • 1853
         • Commodore Perry
           • Gun-boat diplomacy against Japan
             • Keiki had no option
               • Modernisation of Japan
                 • • Boshin War
                     • The Emperor Meiji is now Japan´s leader
                       • MEIJI RESTORATION
               • Treaty of Kanagawa
               • Treaty of Amity and Commerce

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