1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Lena [83]
2 years ago
9

Explain the significance of the arrival of Matthew Perry’s fleet of ships in Japan.

History
1 answer:
Vilka [71]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

I will try to answer, I'm not sure if it's right

On July 8, 1853, American Commodore Matthew Perry led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world. Although he is often credited with opening Japan to the western world, Perry was not the first westerner to visit the islands. Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch traders engaged in regular trade with Japan in the 16th and 17th centuries. Persistent attempts by the Europeans to convert the Japanese to Catholicism and their tendency to engage in unfair trading practices led Japan to expel most foreigners in 1639. For the two centuries that followed, Japan limited trade access to Dutch and Chinese ships with special charters.

There were several reasons why the United States became interested in revitalizing contact between Japan and the West in the mid-19th century. First, the combination of the opening of Chinese ports to regular trade and the annexation of California, creating an American port on the Pacific, ensured that there would be a steady stream of maritime traffic between North America and Asia. Then, as American traders in the Pacific replaced sailing ships with steam ships, they needed to secure coaling stations, where they could stop to take on provisions and fuel while making the long trip from the United States to China. The combination of its advantageous geographic position and rumors that Japan held vast deposits of coal increased the appeal of establishing commercial and diplomatic contacts with the Japanese. Additionally, the American whaling industry had pushed into the North Pacific by the mid-18th century, and sought safe harbors, assistance in case of shipwrecks, and reliable supply stations. In the years leading up to the Perry mission, a number of American sailors found themselves shipwrecked and stranded on Japanese shores, and tales of their mistreatment at the hands of the unwelcoming Japanese spread through the merchant community and across the United States.

You might be interested in
Who brought the first cows to Texas? A. English B. Russian C. Spanish D. Dutch
polet [3.4K]

Answer:

Spanish we're the ones who brought the first cows to Texas

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
today Americans have the freedom to worship as they choose which two of the following inspired that right ​
Kobotan [32]
Judeo-Christian religious traditions, Religious Freedoms English Bill
4 0
2 years ago
Musica del siglo 17 italiana y francesa
bonufazy [111]

Answer:

Música y danza tradicional italiana. ... Los artistas intérpretes o ejecutantes de la música folclórica italiana usan instrumentos anticuados como flautas simples e incluso un instrumento similar a una gaita llamado piva.

Explanation:

La ópera es una importante tradición musical italiana, que alcanzó su mayor popularidad en el siglo XIX. Espero que esto te ayude :)

8 0
2 years ago
Why the United States and the allied attacked the beaches of France on D-Day? Why was it so important that the allies won?
PolarNik [594]

Answer:

Since the meeting of Ally leaders in Casablanca they have discussed about new front in Europe that will relax Eastern front and will led to victory of Allied forces. That is why when the beaches of Normandy were attacked on July 6, 1944 Germans had to employ a lot of troops to defend the shores. Their defense was unsuccessful and with the victory of Anglo-American troops allies came one step to closer to ending the war.

Explanation:

After the Allied forced attacked Sicily it was more than obvious that war will have to spread to Western Europe. That is what Soviet also asked. There were several plans and the one to land in Normandy prevailed. Allies totally defeated German troops which eventually led to them winning the war.

8 0
2 years ago
Which ks the correct description of revolution and one of its outcomes​
kogti [31]

I would have to guess that the correct description of revolution is where the people are not getting what the need or deserve so the people revolt toward the government, possibly overthrowing it, and create the government with its wants and needs. The outcome is the creation of the new government or monarchy with what the people want.

7 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Explain why Diderot hated Boucher's work.
    14·2 answers
  • Can you please write 3 paragraphs
    13·1 answer
  • this is my very first queshtion im new to this. Why were Spains monarchs interested in the proposal Columbas made to them?
    5·1 answer
  • Can someone help me with history? Thanks <3
    6·1 answer
  • 3. What accounts for the intensity of white race prejudice in the years after slavery's<br><br> end?
    12·1 answer
  • Which president thought that the government could not give aid directly to individuals?
    11·1 answer
  • Find the volume of a sphere with radius of 1<br>​
    10·2 answers
  • explain the ways in which italian renaissance humanism transformed ideas about the individual's role in society
    12·1 answer
  • What was the cause of heavy taxes?
    5·1 answer
  • Which statement best completes the diagram
    5·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!