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The source examined in this essay of Captain Commodore Perry this is because Perry played a significant roll in opening Japans trading industry to the West. He also displayed the power of the western technological advancements in naval military to

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The second attribute the two countries take on is they way embrace the west. They payed the toll, without the modern technology they had to spend more time farming and hunting with inferior tools. One of the major changes was the industrial revolution, when the western powers came to Japan they brought their modern technology with them, they showed Japan how to build trains, gun and other motorised gadgets to improve the speed and productivity of Japans agricultural and military strength. Even though they had spears and axes to hunt and gather these were nowhere near as quick and effective as the modern tools such as guns. At first aboriginals though that the aboriginals were their ancestors because of their white skin they appeared to look like ghosts to the aboriginals, the white sailors were showered with gifts welcoming them back to this world. They started to wear western cloths instead of the traditional Japanese robes and at one stage were thinking of abolishing their native language and replacing it with English. Showing how the Japanese were deserting their traditional ways to Westernise.

. When captain Perry arrived he saw the gold and wealth of the country and threatened the Japanese into opening their boarders for trade. Their boarders had been closed for decades to any foreign traders, and the arrival of the west changed that. To this day the aboriginals are still effect by the stolen generation and foreign diseases.

The main and perhaps the most obvious difference between the two societies is the way they look. They saw their massive battle ships, huge guns and marvelled them at first they didn’t want to embrace the Western culture.

This aboriginal rock painting may not seem significant at first glance at but when looked at more toughly it reveals a hidden story.

Common topics in this essay:
Perry Perry, English Fall, HISTORY Empire, western culture, traditional japanese, japanese decided, instead traditional japanese, instead traditional, modern technology, ancestors white, technological advancements, white people, embrace western,

Approximate Word count = 1006
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

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