The US wants to increase their interest at 日本 .
1837 and 1846 were the Firsts Attempts
Also Britain sent a mission at 1818
Commodore arrived at 1853 with "Pacific" methods (Actually when it refers to the US, 4 warships are really pacific)
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日本人´s response
Tokugawa Shogunate (Keiki) agreed and sign the Treaty of Kanagawa (March 1854) which opened up two 日本´s ports to the US
This bt the pressure of China´s defeat at Opium War (1839-42) against the British.
In 1854 the 日本人´s government signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce w/ the US.
This was opposed by the Imperial Court (Nationalist) by the idea of "Repealing the Barbarians"
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Consequences for 日本
日本 sign similar treaties with France, Britain, and Russia, all in unequal condition
Provoked a nationalism resentment feeling between the 日本人
Ended with the 日本 seclusion that lasted 200 years
Ended with the Shogunate era
Led to the rapid emergence of 日本 as a regional and international power