The Meiji Restoration of Japan

The way that Comomdore Matthew Perry "Bullied" the Japanese into signing a trade treaty, is when they came into the coast of Edo(Japan), showing them ships that had no sails. The Japanese were surprised by their technology. They started intimidating them. As the Japanese looked at their warships, they realized that their ships won't have a chance, so they had no options but to give them their wishes.

On March 31, 1854, A treaty was signed which opened two ports for the Americans to come in for trades.During the Meiji Era, the country of Japan realized that their country is very weak because they don't have the technology that other countries have. The decided to collect and look at some technology from other countries and try to increase their miltary strength. I would say that they are trying to catch up to others so nobody would think that they are easy to invade.

After Japans Emperor died, they had good transportation and communication put in , good and free education, etc. Thanks to the Emperor, Japan is up to date. Japan knows how other countries work, their culture, etc. The have the technology they needed to catch up, etc. Japan won't be struggling anymore.