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Isolationism
Japan and its islands practiced isolationism for roughly two hundred years. Japan excluded themselves from all of Western society for a long time. In the beginning of 1800, Japan opened itself back up to the rest of the world for trade and business. -
America's Involvement
America pressured Japan with navy fleets to open their ports and trade to the United States. When Japan denied, months went by and the United States sent bigger and bigger Navy ships to influence their decision to open trade. -
An Improved Treaty
When a new treaty was signed the United States was given access to more ports of trade. This lead to similar types of treaties to be signed with European nations of the West. -
Meiji Constitution
The Meiji Constitution was established to declare to the world that Japan was a modernized nation and to be recognized as one. The Meiji Constitution established the way elected leaders are chosen and what they are allowed to do. After World War II, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by a United States influenced Constitution. -
Battle with Russia
Japan attacked a Russian navy base called Port Arthur. Russia initially took this Port from China. The Japanese pushed themselves into Manchuria and Liaodong Peninsula and were successful on water and land on defeating the Russians. Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 54 Issue 2 February 2004. (n.d.). Japan's Attack on Port Arthur. Retrieved November 08, 2020, from https://www.historytoday.com/archive/japan%E2%80%99s-attack-port-arthur -
The Gentlemen's' Agreement
The United States and Japan agreed in August 1900 "to deny passports to labors seeking to enter the United States." (2009) The Gentlemen's Agreement between Japan and President Roosevelt stopped the immigration of Japanese workers moving to California and this helped Americans get more jobs in California rather than immigrant jobs.