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  The edo period was in 1603 to 1869. Japan was ruled by the shogunate and the dynamo.
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  The 47 Ronin wanted to revenge their masters death and they did. Then they committed seppuku.
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  Ranald McDonald was fascinated when he saw these Japanese men. he wanted to know all about them.
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  Japan wanted to be more western so they sent people to the U.S. to see how they were organized.
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  Matthew perry came to japan and made the japanese to sign the unequal treaties. japan singed them because they were foreced
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  Japan Became very westernised during this period.