1 janv. 1854 - Treaty of Kanagawa opens U.S. coaling stations in Japan

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Background: Japan isolationist views after bad experience with Portuguese traders in 1600s

Treaty: An 1854 treaty in which, after a show of military force by U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry, leaders of Japan agreed to permit American ships to refuel at two Japanese ports.

Aftet: Pierce doesn't let Perry get more Pacific territories

By 1858, US and Japan had commenced trade, US cosnul in Edo (Tokyo nowadays)

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