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How Did Ww2 Affect The Relationship Between Japan And America

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After World War II (WWII), people said that Japan had an “economic miracle,” and while that may be true, there was an even greater miracle one hundred years before that would set a course for Japan to grow into the global powerhouse it is today. In 1853 Japan was an isolated country, a formerly technologically advanced nation that fell behind. On the other side of the world was a young nation looking to expand trade and become rich: the United States of America. They recognized the amount of potential that existed in the land of the rising sun. Consequently, as Pinkert and Potter, two directors of educational outreach at the Library of Congress, state “.the United States wanted Japan to provide a haven for U.S. sailors from whaling fleets who …show more content…

Additionally, we can see how this furthermore affects Japan when Kathleen Ran again states “Taking the Treaty of Kanagawa as forceful encouragement, other nations began to establish relations with Japan as well which further opened up the country” (Ran). The treaty not only affected the relationship between Japan and America, but once other nations started to realize the potential for Japanese trade, they also created treaties. This series of events created a whole new world for Japan, going from one where foreign trade was nonexistent to crucial. On the other hand, it's important to look at what exactly came from the actual terms of the treaty, what did America gain? And what did Japan lose? Vice versa. According to the US Department of State Archive it states, “‘According to the terms of the treaty, Japan would protect stranded seamen and open two ports for refueling and provisioning American ships: Shimoda and Hakodate. Japan also gave the United States the right to appoint consuls to live in these port cities, a privilege not previously granted to foreign nations” (US Department of State …show more content…

The effects of the treaties proved beneficial, as Japan skyrocketed its power in Asia. Japan utilized its new opportunities to rise the ranks and create powerful alliances. Following the Treaty of Kanagawa, the country underwent constant changes, as its waves of influence began to grow. The Treaty of Kanagawa, while initially addressing immediate concerns, ultimately paved the way for profound and lasting transformations in international relations, trade dynamics, and Japan's trajectory as a global power. Continuing on the track of change, the treaty caused one of the greatest changes in Japanese as evident by this quote, “This treaty put in motion a series of events which led to a civil war (the Boshin War) and the overthrow of Japan's military rulers, the Tokugawa shogunate” (“Japan”). The treaty led to an extremely pivotal period in Japanese history: the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate. When the Tokugawa shogunate was in rule the country was isolated and refused to modernize, the end of this era led to a new one, The Meiji Restoration

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Japan’s economic development had been shaped in various ways, including Japanese internal forces, and external forces from other countries. Although during the Tokugawa era, the Japanese were very closed off from the world for 250 years, once Commodore Perry and the rest of America threatened Japan with war Japan was forced to open ports for trade. Due to the Japanese lack of weapons the trading environment was very biased on the side of America with unequal trade. The shogun was once a Samurai and is now almost in control of Japan.

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This devastated Japan and eventually led to the end of the war, with America winning.

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Japan had been humiliated by its allies at the Treaty of Versailles as The United States had vetoed any discussion about racial equality. The United States had also forced Japan to sign an unfair treaty in 1853, controlling their trade and resources. When Japan suffered economic depression in the 1930’s, Japan attacked China for resources. The United States and Britain were against the expansion of Japan, angering the once-reclusive country (Sczcepanski, 2017, online). Japan turned to new countries for resources including countries in the Pacific and Australia.

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Ending the 1911 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation it signaled what was to come from the United States in the near future. Shortly after, America began a resource embargo and completely removed all trade to the Japanese. Removing all trade to the Japanese instantly established an enemy with the Axis Powers and further proved who the United States was faithful

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