1858 ⟶ Second Treaty of Kanagawa: Tariff Reduction Opens US-Japan Trade
Second Treaty of Kanagawa: Treaty would place low tariff on ...
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🚢 Erie Canal Opens, Connecting Great Lakes to Atlantic
Erie Canal opens in New York connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.⟶
TransportationInfrastructureTradeEconomic DevelopmentCanalsNew YorkExpansion
United States🚢 Commodore Perry's Gunboat Diplomacy in Japan
United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships, demanding that they agree to open trade.⟶
ImperialismIsolationismTradeMeiji RestorationWesternization
JapanUnited States🤝 Convention of Kanagawa Opens Japan to American Trade
The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation. This would open up two ports in Japan to American ships and offered protection to American crews.⟶
ImperialismIsolationismTradeDiplomacyTreatyMeiji RestorationGlobalization
JapanUnited States🤝 Second Treaty of Kanagawa: Tariff Reduction Opens US-Japan Trade
Second Treaty of Kanagawa: Treaty would place low tariff on American goods further opening United States and Japanese relations.⟶
TradeTreatyInternational RelationsTariffsMeiji RestorationDiplomacyEconomic Development
JapanUnited States🐎 Pony Express Operations Cease
The Pony Express ended.⟶
CommunicationTransportationAmerican WestTelegraphEconomic DevelopmentInfrastructure
United States⚔️ China and United States Initiate Trade War
China–United States trade war begins.⟶
TariffsGlobalizationInternational RelationsEconomic Sanctions
ChinaUnited States