What did Commodore Perry force Japan to do in 1854?
Declare war
Pay debts
Re-open to western nations
Surrender
Answer
Commodore Perry forced Japan to re-open to western nations in 1854. The Japanese had previously been closed off to the outside world, but Perry's arrival forced them to open their ports to trade. This led to a period of rapid change in Japan, as it began to adopt western technology and culture.
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