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The 20 pages that link to Perry Expedition, each with the reason it gives.

• Meiji RestorationRelated: Its arrival intensified disputes over foreign policy and exposed the shogunate's vulnerability.

• Meiji eraRelated: Its arrival intensified debates over foreign relations and political authority.

• Emperor MeijiRelated: Foreign pressure intensified the crisis that weakened Tokugawa rule before his reign.

• BakumatsuRelated: Perry’s arrival forced the shogunate to confront foreign demands it had long resisted.

• Katsu KaishūRelated: The expedition intensified the pressure for naval modernization Katsu later pursued.

• Sakamoto RyōmaRelated: The expedition intensified the political upheaval that formed Ryōma’s world.

• Izu PeninsulaRelated: Perry’s ships negotiated the Treaty of Kanagawa at Shimoda after the port opened.

• Miura PeninsulaRelated: Commodore Perry’s arrival near the peninsula reshaped its place in modern Japanese history.

• Treaty of ShimodaRelated: Its arrival helped create the diplomatic opening in which Russia pursued its own treaty with Japan.

• Emperor KōmeiRelated: Its arrival intensified the foreign-policy crisis that Kōmei opposed.

• Fukuzawa YukichiRelated: The expedition intensified the foreign encounters that made Western knowledge a practical concern for Fukuzawa.

• History of JapanRelated: Its arrival intensified the political crisis that preceded the end of Tokugawa rule.

• GunboatRelated: Commodore Matthew Perry's steam-powered ships demonstrated the coercive presence associated with gunboat diplomacy.

• Uraga ChannelRelated: Its ships entered Tokyo Bay through the channel, bringing Uraga into world history.

• Oguri KozukenosukeRelated: The expedition exposed the shogunate's military weakness and accelerated the reform agenda Oguri later pursued.