Which US Commodore arrived in 1853 demanding that Japan open trade and diplomatic relations?
AOliver Perry
BMatthew Perry
CDouglas MacArthur
DGeorge Dewey
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Matthew Perry
1. Only Holland then traded with Japan.
2. Commodore Matthew Perry came in 1853.
3. A treaty followed the next year.
_Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 11, Paths to Modernisation._
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