Commodore Perry's expedition

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fall_of_Edo
gptkb:Treaty_of_Amity_and_Commerce
gptkb:Treaty_of_1854
gptkbp:date July 8, 1853
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations to Japan
gptkbp:ends_at signing of treaties
gptkbp:famous_for black ships
gptkbp:first_introduced later treaties with Japan
gptkbp:followed_by increased Western presence in Asia
second expedition in 1854
gptkbp:historical_context Western imperialism
gptkbp:historical_significance in international relations.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commodore Perry's expedition
gptkbp:influenced U. S.-Japan relations
gptkbp:influenced_artists Japanese ukiyo-e prints
gptkbp:influenced_by American expansionism
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in monuments in Japan
gptkbp:is_characterized_by gunboat diplomacy
gptkbp:is_criticized_for militaristic approach
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:is_part_of Commodore Perry's mission
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:U._S._government
gptkbp:key_event 19th-century diplomacy
gptkbp:landing_site February 24, 1854
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Matthew_Perry
opening of Japanese ports
gptkbp:location gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:meets initial resistance
gptkbp:negotiated_by gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:USS_Powhatan
gptkb:USS_Plymouth
gptkb:USS_Saratoga
gptkb:USS_Mississippi
gptkbp:portrayed_by films and literature
gptkbp:purpose open Japan to the West
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Treaty_of_Kanagawa
gptkbp:significance trade agreements
end of Japan's isolationism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
global maritime exploration
gptkbp:was_a_response_to requests for trade by the U. S.
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for U. S.-Asian relations
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:cultural_exchange
gptkbp:year 1853