Miji Restoration

Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry perpously showed off the U.S. ships technology and advances to intimidate the Japanese. Who had no choice but to cooperate fully with the U.S. because their ships were no where in comparisson with the U.S.'s. He impressed the Japanese with his impressive naval force which overpowered their's by far.

Miji Era

Japan soon realized they needed to update their nation and educate the uneducated people. So they observed and learned from the Westerns and adopted some of our ways. They put themselves under new government rule, took the methods of production and military orginization. Japan sent thousands of students to study abroad and learn the foreign cultures, methods, industry, military etc. Then from all this information from many different foreign countries, Japan decided which methods to adopt to their own country.

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