The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Mathew Perry was a European explorer. He was sent to other countries, that was his job. He was sent to Japan. Japan is an archipelago; An Archipelago is a group of islands that create a country. By this time the steamboats were invented already. But Mathew Perry intentionally sailed to Japan, So that they wouldn’t know how advanced they are in technology. But his army is what impressed the Japanese; they knew that the Japanese samurai were no match for his army. So Mathew Perry basically forced Japan to sign his treaty. Japans economy was impacted in a negative way. Japan was bankrupt. They would build merchandise with simple tools. They would sell it for a higher price, but the quality would be lower.