Tuesday, November 27, 2007

The Mejii Restoration of Japan

On march 1854 there was a treaty trade treaty going on with Japan and the USA after three years negotiation. the US Commodore Perry came to an agreement with the Tokugawa opening two ports to US vessels for allowing the appointment of a consul, and guarantee for better treatment for wrecked ship sailors. The Treaty of Kanagawa was followed within two years by similar agreements with Britain, Russia, and the Netherlands, and in 1858 by the more wideranging Treaty of EDO with the USA, and marked the beginning of regular political and economic intercourse between Japan and the Western nations. What he had to empressed the japanese was that he had alot of soldiers and weapons like shotgun and big cargo ships and they used steam to destroy during wars. also he had ships that were made wit steam and were strong boats. also plus they used some of these strong weapons they had.

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