1. Part Two: The arrival of the black ships 1853-54
East meets West: Japan
Part Two: The arrival of the black ships

2. Threats to the system
Russia, Britain, France apply pressure for trade treaties
Financial strain on Samurai and Daimyo
Ronin
Conflict between Daimyo and Shogun
Identify the threats above that are internal to Japan and those that are external

3. Cracks in the class system
Samurai had status but lacked a clear role
Merchants were becoming increasingly wealthy but had little status and power
But the classes were now mixing
Rich merchants could buy into lower ranks of samurai

4. Can they stay cut off from the world?
Seclusion or Sakoku helped social stability
But is it realistic?
Write 3 disadvantages in bullet point form

5. Commodore Mathew Perry
Arrived in Edo 1853 – told to go to Nagasaki
He refused – threatened Edo with bombardment
Presented letter from the US President Fillmore demanding a trade treaty
Returned in 1854 with double the fleet – gunboat diplomacy

6. What Did the U. S. Want?? Coaling stations. More trading partners.
A haven for ship-wrecked sailors.

7. Perry’s “Black Ships”

8. 1853-54 – Commodore Matthew Perry “Opens Up” Japan to Western Trade!

9. An Unequal Treaty? Convention of Kanagawa 1854 – diplomatic relations
Five years later – treaties with most European nations
Some Samurai deeply resented (hated) these “unequal” (unfair) treaties forced on Japan

10. The Treaty of Kanagawa - 1854

11. What are some reasons?
“Why do you think the Shogun agreed to sign the Kanagawa Treaty in 1854?”