I think it may have had something to do with Brit and France helping them win the war. Thus it made them as a fall back or cushion for the ottoman empire because they felt that they where able to rely on them now.
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The West demands trade with Japan
Perry, on behalf of the U.S. government, forced Japan to enter into trade with the United States and demanded a treaty permitting trade and the opening of Japanese ports to U.S. merchant ships.
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