Question

What happened within a year of united states navy commodore matthew perry's arrival in tokyo bay in 1853?
a. japan and the united states fought for control of trade.
b. japan became a u.s. territory in asia.
c. the united states annexed the island of hawaii.
d. perry negotiated a treaty that opened trade to the united states

Answer 1

It is d. perry negotiated a treaty that opened trade to the united states

Answer 2

The answer is "d. perry negotiated a treaty that opened trade to the united states".

In 1853 Commodore Perry landed with four steam-controlled boats of war in Edo (Tokyo) bay. Perry's ships, his firearms, and his presents for the head and shogun uncovered that Japan had fallen behind Europe in the previous two centuries. Perry's arrival in 1854 delivered negotiations and treaties of access (1854) and exchange (1858) for the United States.' Subsequent settlements restoring exchange with European states were additionally arranged, in extensive part since obviously Japanese innovation had fallen behind that of the West.