The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Matthew Perry conviced the japanese into signing the trade treaty by sialing into japans capital Tokyo with a shit with the sails down to show there technological advances, they were shocked. then in 1854, japabn signed the treaty to allow trade. what he had that impressed them was a sail with no sails, tricking then into thinking that they were more technologicaly advanced. and with the trade open, there economy changed cause they were able to get alot more stuff for use casue of the trade.