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Japanese Islands
Japanese islands had been ruled for over two hundred years by the Tokugawa shogunate -
Edo Bay
an American fleet of four warships arrived in Edo Bay under the control of Commodore Matthew Perry -
Consul Townsend Harris
a very detailed treaty was signed by U.S. consul Townsend Harris -
Shotgun Promise
the alliance of Sat-Cho made the shotgun promise to end relations with the West -
Sat-Cho Leaders
the Sat-Cho leaders armies attacked the shotgun’s palace in Kyoto and said that authority of the emperor had been restored -
Meiji Constitution
the Meiji constitution was adopted and turned into the Imperial Germany -
Surprise Attack
a surprise attack was launched by the Japanese on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur and Russia had taken this from China -
Peace
Russians agreed to peace; the U.S. noticed Japan’s role in Korea for Japanese recognition in the Philippines -
Theodore Roosevelt
President Theodore Roosevelt created a “gentlemen’s agreement” with Japan that stopped Japanese immigration to the U.S. -
Japan and Korea
Japan annexed Korea outright
