The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Japan is made by many small islands. Matthew Perry had landed on the coast of japan to negotiate the trades between United States and Japan. Japan had many goods to trade with. Matthew Perry "bullied" the Japanese into signing a trade treaty by impressing them with the movement of their ship with no sails, and their technology. Perry brought to japan the impressive naval force, they left the Japanese with few options other than full compliance with U.S wishes. However, Perry didn't "negotiate" he "bullied" the Japanese to, he use the United States military army which was much more powerful by then the japanese because it was weak and they didn't have such great technology as the United States. The United States destroyed the Japanese town of Kagoshima, and began to force drastically unequal treaties upon the Japanese. The Japanese had no choice.

The Japanese economy went up during the years because of trading with United States. Also they developed more contact with the outside world so more trade. They were able to modernize because they were adopt Wester political, social, and economic institution in so short time. JApan had a highly educate population free of fedial class. They developed better technology whcih it grew indistrial sector. Japain is an ancheopelahgo because is surrounded by many (chain) islands