What was the purpose of the visit to Japan by the U.S. Naval Fleet commanded by Matthew C. Perry?

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Sim W.
May 13, 2018

They wanted to force Japan to open itself to foreign trade

Explanation:

Japan cut itself from the rest of the world from around 1603 to 1867(Meiji period). It was thus impossible for the USA to trade with Japan, the purpose of Perry and his expedition was to force Japan to open its harbors to international trade. The expedition occurred in 1853.

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