Matthew C. Perry was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to world trade in 1854, by forcing on the Japanese shogunate the treaty of Kanagawa. Because of his threats and show of force, Japan was pressured to allow trade with the United States through the establishment of a treaty called the Convention of Kanagawa.
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The goals of the women’s movement as summarized at Seneca Falls in the 1850s was to call attention the unjust treatment of women, as they demanded legal rights for women and equal social status, which included the right for them to vote. It was attended by around 300 people that also included 40 men.