The Meji Restoration of Japan

Japan is a country in which they believed they did not need anyones help. There beliefs were strong and they held their lineage for a very long time. After they stoped the catholic belief, they closed the door for visitors. On the next 250 years they enjoyed living in peace, prosperity and the advancement of art.
The isolation of Japan brought upon them to an understand of how much they have missed out. When the industrial revolution hit Europe and the Americas, everyone was informed and started creating new things. Although this was expanding on the west Japan was left behind.
Brought upon Japan, by the wars between Great Britian and China, was a great interset on them. The Americans marked Japan as a reloading station. They could refresh, get water, food and coal.
The Samuria's class, in Japan, became aware of foreign military. They also showed a great interset on the ships that the Americans were using. When Matthew Perry came along to basic "ask" them permission to refresh, they were astomish by the wooden, steam powered engine boats. Something they found quite interseting, but also they say there rifles. Thats when they noticed they were way behind.
Pior to the "negotiation'' of Japan and The United States, they were afriad, Japan, because of massive weapons. Of course americans took advantage and scared them so they can let them use there ports. It worked and soon enough there were many travelors, and Japan started industrailizing themselves. They copied there ships and made them better, till now, Japan is a very advance area.