Commodore Matthew Perry: Breaking Open Japan
Many other countries tried to open trade with Japan but only the United States had successfully a mission to open trade with Japan.This great achievement is credited to Commodore Matthew Perry because of his mission. Perry’s mission lead to the Treaty of Kanagawa and many issue in Japan. Japan Opening trade with the United States changed the future of Japan for the worst.
Many countries had tried to open trade in Japan. Most of those missions had failed until Commodore Matthew Perry’s mission from 1852 to 1854. “Perry’s mission was at least the fourth United States effort to open relations with Japan” (Powell 888). Until Perry’s mission, Japan had isolated itself from most foreign trade. It was dangerous territory to discuss mostly because Japan closed door for trade more than two centuries before trade would be reopened. “In 1853, Perry led four ships into Edo Bay which later to be named Tokyo Bay. The Japanese, who had never seen steamships before,were greatly impressed. Perry was determined to avoid the mistakes of other western envoys” (888). When Perry went to Japan he had impressed the Japaneses with the modern technology which gave him an advantage to those other mission before his. With the Japanese interest and farther help Perry would be able to claim the first successful mission to open trade with Japan at the age of sixty “Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Edo Bay with a letter from the President of the United States demanding that Japan open its ports to trade” (Gaynor 658). Perry’s demands and the letter from the President persuaded Japan to find a ground floor for trade. Perry’s mission lead to the Treaty of Kanagawa which open trade between Japan and the United States.
After Japan agreed to open trade with the United States, Commodore Matthew Perry wanted a treaty to protect the agreement that Japan made with the United states. The treaty would allow Americans go to Japaneses ports for trade. “Perry exploited his advantage by demanding a treaty similar to the liberal agreement that the united states had negotiated with china in 1844. The final terms concluded in the Treaty of Kanagawa which was signed on March 31, 1854 were less inclusive” (Powell 889). Perry wanted to exploit any benefit for the United State but failed to recognize the impact it would have on Japan. “The agreement did not provide for the establishment of coaling facilities or for extraterritorial right for the American citizens but contain an article ensuring that the United States would be offered any future concession that might be offered to other powers” (889).
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... be set at fair prices and therefore successful trading. Also, through commercialization, the Japanese were able to expand on their own lives and embellish their lives more.
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...that used latest of technology. They made Japan a major trade area so they could have access to other goods.
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