1 янв 1854 г. - Treaty of Kanagawa signed
Описание:
- A treaty with the US opening Japan for trade
- Signed when Commodore Perry arrived, and was not resisted by the Japanese for fear of repeating China's mistake
- Humiliating for the Japanese
Effect:
- Japan taken through large program of modernisation, Westernisation, and industrialisation
- This was in order to be on the same level as the West, which included pursuing an imperial policy
- Known as the Meiji Restoration, as it was carried out by Emperor Meiji (Enlightened Emperor)
-Feudal system dismantled, limited democracy formed, patriotism promoted
- Reforms in the areas of: industry, education, culture, and military (modelled after German military)
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