>>18134698
>Why was japan entitled to American resources?
Because Perry went over to Japan, pointed guns at women and children,and told the Japanese if they don't open up their markets they will suffer. Brutally. They opened up with the expectation of stable relations,not expecting to get rugged over China, which Britain and the US had already fought colonial wars against. In fact, japan was their ally against China before so they had no reason to think they would get stabbed in the back.