Japan and the US

many countries like britain got interested in japan
1. they wanted japan to quit seclusion and comerce with them
US interest started in 1837
1. first attemts of negociation failed and got beaten up by japanese ships
In 8 of July 1853 , commodore perry arrived to talk about the US requests for comercial agreements
1. US warships were coming back the next year to know japan's desition
"Gun Boat Diplomacy" Method
they had fear of what happened to china in the Opium Wars and decided to not take risks
1. Finally , in March 1854, the Tokugawa shogunate agreed to the Treaty of Kanagawa
After all , Japan's policy of seclusion ended for better opportunities to be an international power
In 1858 Japan's government signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the US
Japan was later pressured by many other many western nations to sign more series of related treaties
countries like France , Britain and Russia also signed treaties with japan

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	Created by ENRIQUE CORTES GUTIERREZ over 5 years ago