Modernization+and+Westernization


 * ==Provide a summary of why the Japanese chose to 'modernize' and 'westernize' after the arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853==
 * ==All questions should be answered and addressed in your presentation==
 * ==Include at least four images in your presentation that are related to modernization and westernization in Japan==

=Questions to answer during your presentations:=

4.Why do you think the movie The Last Samurai chose to create a storyline in which the Americans are brought over to train the emperor's troops?
====5. The movie The Last Samurai took place in the year 1876. Do you think the emperors troops would have been this unfamiliar with weapons such as guns after being exposed to the West for over twenty years? Why or why not?====