The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Meiji Restoration
- The Meiji Restoration was a chain that led to major effects in Japans Social structure. Matthew Perry was an American and a commodore who traveled ion many ships. He came to tokyo bay threatning to Destroy Japan. Matthew forced or "bullied" Japan to sign a treat by impressing them with new technologies that America had. They sent alot of ships in order for Japan to stop being independent and to start trading. At the time Americas technologies were more advanced than the Japanese.

The Meiji Era had a great effect on the Japanese economy. A new emperor was elected called Meiji. His plan was to reclaim his divine right to rule and restructure Japan. The Meiji Restoration was to turn Japan into a modern country. Japan had been independent (isolated) for so many years that their army and technology were very weak. Matthew Perry dropped 26 miles off the coast of Tokyo, to impress the Japanese.

After a while Japanese became better with trading because of the United States. They stopped being isolated and traded with other countries all over the world. The way they modernized was by establishing a parliament and made a system of transportation and communication.