AIM: How did the voyage of Matthew Perry influence Japanese history?

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AIM How did the voyage of Matthew Perry
influence Japanese history?
Do Now THINK!! What other explorers have we
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Work- Write a paragraph on how you would react if
aliens landed on your street.
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JAPANS PROBLEM
(1800S)
ISOLATION
Japan
OR
OPEN DOOR POLICY
LET FOREIGNERS IN?
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FOREIGNERS BEGIN TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO JAPAN.
WHAT FOREIGNERS ARE SAILING INTO TOKYO BAY?
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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1 Commodore Matthew Perry - A United States
naval officer who negotiated for several months
with Japanese officials to achieve the goal of
opening the doors of trade with Japan. On July
8,1853 four black ships led by USS Powhatan
anchored at Edo (Tokyo) Bay.
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Never before had the Japanese seen ships steaming
with smoke. They thought the ships were "giant
dragons puffing smoke." They did not know that
steamboats existed and were shocked by the number
and size of the guns on board the ships.
WHY WERE THE JAPANESE SHOCKED WHEN COMMODORE
PERRY LANDED IN TOYKO BAY?
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2 Astounded - to be shocked or surprised
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TWO IMAGES OF COMMODORE MATTHEW PERRY
Portrait made in the U.S.
Portrait made in Japan
HOW ARE THESE PORTRAITS SIMILAR? DIFFERENT?
HOW DO YOU THINK THE JAPANESE FELT ABOUT THIS MAN?
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3 Treaty of Kanagawa (1854) An agreement
between the United States and Japan that opened
two ports at which U.S. ships could take on
supplies.
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4 INDUSTRIALIZED -is when a country transforms
socially and economically. Countries develop
technological innovation, particularly with the
development of large-scale energy and metallurgy
production.
Example STEAM-POWERED SHIPS
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• Japan Ends Its Isolation
• The Japanese had almost no contact with
  the industrialized world during this time of
  isolation. They continued, however, to trade with
  China and with the Dutch merchants. They also
  had diplomatic contact with Korea. However, trade
  was growing in importance, both inside and
  outside Japan. Beginning in the early 19th
  century, Westerners tried to convince the
  Japanese to open their ports to trade. British,
  French, Russian, and American officials
  occasionally anchored off the Japanese coast.
  Like China, however, Japan repeatedly refused to
  receive them. Then, in 1853, U.S. Commodore
  Matthew Perry took four ships into what is now
  Tokyo Harbor. These massive black wooden ships
  powered by steam astounded the Japanese. The
  ships cannons also shocked them. The Tokugawa
  shogun realized he had no choice but to receive
  Perry and the letter Perry had brought from U.S.
  president Millard Fillmore. Fillmores
  letter politely asked the shogun to allow free
  trade between the United States and Japan. Perry
  delivered it with a threat, however. He would
  come back with a larger fleet in a year to
  receive Japans reply. That reply was the Treaty
  of Kanagawa of 1854. Under its terms, Japan
  opened two ports at which U.S. ships could take
  on supplies. After, the United States had pushed
  open the door, other Western powers soon followed.

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WHAT CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE DURING THE ENCOUNTER?
COMMODORE PERRY
JAPANESE NOBLE
INTERPRETER
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• TRUE OR FALSE?
• Commodore Perry arrived with four ships in Tokyo
  Bay. ______________
• Perry asked the Japanese noble to stop torturing
  American sailors.___________
• The Japanese noble agreed to stop the torture.
  ___________
• Perry arrived in Japan in order to open up trade
  with Japan.____________
• The Japanese noble believed it was important to
  be friends with the U.S.___________
• Perry gave the Japanese a sewing
  machine.____________
• The Japanese noble did not like how the
  foreigners tried to convert his people to a false
  god.__________
• Perry said he will return to Japan
  soon.__________
• Perry hoped the Japanese would change their
  minds.___________
• The Japanese eventually opened up trade with the
  U.S.____________

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