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Kanagawa, Treaty of
Kanagawa, Treaty of (or Perry Convention) (31 March 1854) A treaty between Japan and the USA. After three years of negotiation, the US Commodore Perry came to an agreement with the Tokugawa SHOGUNATE, opening two ports to US vessels, allowing the appointment of a consul, and guaranteeing better treatment for shipwrecked sailors. The Treaty of Kanagawa was followed within two years by similar agreements with Britain, Russia, and the Netherlands, and in 1858 by the more wideranging Treaty of EDO with the USA, and marked the beginning of regular political and economic intercourse between Japan and the Western nations.
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"Kanagawa, Treaty of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kanagawa, Treaty of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-KanagawaTreatyof.html "Kanagawa, Treaty of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-KanagawaTreatyof.html |
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Kanagawa, Treaty of
Kanagawa, Treaty of a treaty signed in Japan at Kanagawa, now part of Yokohama, on March 31, 1854, by Japan and the United States to allow U.S. ships into the ports of Hakodate and Shimoda, where a U.S. consul was also accepted. It was proposed by U.S. Commdore Matthew C. Perry after he arrived in Tokyo Bay in July 1853 with a fleet of warships and demanded supplies. The Japanese accepted it when he returned in February 1854, and it was the first treaty Japan signed with a Western country.
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"Kanagawa, Treaty of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kanagawa, Treaty of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-KanagawaTreatyof.html "Kanagawa, Treaty of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-KanagawaTreatyof.html |
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