Sim,+Jin+(James)+KAG+TL

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Cause: - Japan's strict and inhumane isolationist policies' killing of U.S. sailors who landed on Japan as well as U.S.'s desire to establish trading relationship with Japan caused the U.S. to send Matthew Perry and several ships to establish an unequal treaty with Japan. Effect: - With Perry and his fleet, Japan experienced the "gunboat diplomacy," which it later took advantage of against Korea. The Treaty of Kanagawa shattered Japan's isolationist policies, exposing the nation to the modernized, western world. Significance: - Perry's arrival at Japan triggered Japan's Meiji Restoration and the subsequent modernization of Japan, which allowed Japan to rise as the superior in the east, prevailing in conflicts against China and Korea.
 * Matthew Perry's Arrival at Japan (1853)**

Cause: - Meiji Restoration was triggered by Matthew Perry and the Treaty of Kanagawa that led to Japan's exposure to new, modernized world which caused Japan's desire to be modernized and developed. Effect: - As the result of Meiji Restoration, Japan successfully became a modernized, technologically developed nation, much like Western nations. Significance: - Japan's development and modernization quite predictably strengthened its army greatly, allowing it to overpower both China and Korea during the Sino-Japanese War and the annexation of Korea.
 * Meiji Restoration**

Cause: - The Gapsin Coup was caused by the pro-Japanese Koreans in Korea who attempted to overthrow Chinese influence in Korea. Effect:c - Though the coup was settled by China and General Yuan, the event led to establishment of the Treaty of Tientsin. Significance:
 * Gapsin Coup**
 * -** When Japan invaded the continent, it took advantage of Treaty of Tientsin. When China sent its army to settle the Tonghak Rebellion in Korea, China had to report Japan about the action, upon which Japan took advantage of and invaded Korea. (Wikipedia states that Japan considered China's sending of army to Korea as a form of violation of the treaty while the Pacific Century states that even though China did follow the treaty, Japan stroke Chinese army upon receiving the report form China and invaded Korea, violating the treaty).

Cause: - Over-taxation of peasantry, horrible living conditions of peasants, and the corruption of government led to the Tonghak Rebellion. Effect: - The rebellion, which lasted 4~5 decades, showed how much Korea was suffering from internal problems. Also, the rebellion triggered Sino-Japanese War, as conflicts arose between Japan and China with the start of the rebellion. Significance: - The Sino-Japanese War that Tonghak Rebellion triggered resulted in Japan's overwhelming victory against China, which gave China no option but to establish treaty with Japan and give up on Korea.
 * Tonghak Rebellion**

Cause: - Even after Japan established control over Korean government (but Korea wasn't quite annexed by this point), Queen Min maintained her position of driving Japan out of Korea, and served as a strong, symbolic figure to Korean public. Queen Min was, in short, an obstacle that Japan faced in annexing Korea. Effect: - The brutal assassination caused great distress among the public and caused King Kojong to rely more on Russia than Japan, Significance: - Japan eliminated the obstacle it previously faced, and paved its way to annexation of Korea.
 * Assassination of Queen Min**