Commodore Perry sailed to Japan's shores with a few American vessels. What he did was, he basically forced the Japanese government to sign trading treaties with the US (soon other European nations followed as well). This meant thta he basically opened the nation to foreign investment and influence.
Rebelling ethnic groups is 100% correct
Some things that affect oil prices today include "<span>natural disasters that affect refineries" "too many oil fields" "greater demand for oil" and "war and terrorism," since politicians have little say over prices. </span>