The Meiji Restoration of Japan

The Meiji Restoration of Japan was number of events that led to changes in Japan. There political and social structure was changed. Japan is an archipelago, which basically means a group of islands near each other. Japan had cut them selves out of the world not knowing how advanced they were. There technology were advanced not even knwoing it, until one day Matthew Perry came. Matthew Perry had arrived at Japan with a simple steamed powed boat. this was modern technology to him. But since Japan had cut off on trading routes and all they had never seen this type of technology. that was when there eyes had opened. they then reliezed how far behind they were. Perry had treated them unfairly and cruel. Thinkin that they were not advanced they tried everything they could to advance in everything they could. They never wanted to open up to the world by trades but Perry opened them up and made the trade.