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US forces Japan to open ports to Western Tade
When Commodore Matthew Perry and his US fleet forces Japan to open up to foreign influence 200 years of self-imposed isolation and internal peace ends -
Japanese Government ratifies the Treaty of Kanagawa
By this time the Japanese has passed the treaty and open trade with the United States -
Townsend Harris (as US Consul) signs the first comercial treaty with Japan
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During Meji Restoration middle class samuri overtrew Tokugawa Bafuku
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Former Samurai start Satusma Rebellion
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China and Japan Dispute over Korean Penninsila control, Sino-Japanese war Outbreak
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Russo-Japanese war because of Territorial Disputes
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Japanese annexes Korea: becoming a world leading power
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Japan joins World War I on British side
