Matthew Perry Accomplishments

Many people have become successful as entrepreneurs, also become well-known and influential people. People have been able to become successful through the free enterprise system which allows someone to make their own economic decisions without government decisions and allows the supply and demand of consumers to decide whether that person will fail or succeed. A well-known man named Tyler Perry was able to use this free enterprise system and become a very successful person in the entertainment industry, as an African American male.

Our very own Commodore George Dewey killed nearly 400 spanish and destroyed nearly 10 warships by himself. Only causing 6 americans to be wounded. Until a massive recent explosion on the USS maine. Killing over half of the US citizens aboard. This may be the cause of a war between us and the spanish, seeing as how the spanish are to blame. Commodore Dewey is discussing volunteers to fight. Soon Commodore Dewey will be anchored North of Hong Kong. Dewey also led US fleet to attack spanish holdings in philippine islands. Many are questioning the President's motives, But many Believe he also knows how to handle things. With Dewey's War experience the President may be able to protect america. Dewey may be the next National hero, maybe the next

David Dixon Porter is known to be a fundamental piece of today’s Navy. His active role during his service helped the US Navy become what it is today. As one of the first Admirals, Admiral David Dixon Porter played a significant role in the development of the US Navy during the Civil War and along with developing the Navy post-Civil-War, reshaping the Navy with his prior experience serving as a senior leader for the Navy.

Hideki Tojo, the Prime Minister and War Minister of Japan, didn’t like the U.S. expansion at all. He said, “When I think about the strengthening of American defenses in the Southwest Pacific, the expansion of the American fleet, . . . I see no end to difficulties. . .” (Doc E). Tojo was frightened of what the United States might have planned since they had expanded their naval fleet. He feared Japan “. . . would become a third-class nation after two or three years. . .” (Doc E). He feared those things would become true if they just sat tight and didn’t take any action against the United States. Japan had already taken many acquisitions throughout Asia, so they wished to continue to expand their territory. Japan feared the continuation of the status quo, so they wanted a major change. That is also a part of why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

In the present, Japan is a military and economic superpower with strong influence. However, it was not always like this. In the early 1700s, Japan isolated itself from the world and greeted foreigners unfortunate enough to shipwreck in Japan with hostility. In the 1850s, the United States attempted to make contact with Japan to establish a treaty. The U.S. knew even though Japan was hostile, it was weak compared to a western power. Although the U.S. was stronger than Japan, it was nowhere close to being as strong as other western powers such as Brittan or France and was struggling to keep up. Japanese hostility, U.S. power struggles, and Japan’s isolation all led to the inevitable Japanese and U.S. conflict.

Prior to Pearl Harbor, Japan started to create an empire that especially did not want to be manipulated by the United States. Steven Hook, the author of “U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power,” mentions that “With French and Dutch colonies in East Asia up for grabs, Japanese leaders knew that only the United States stood in the way of their plan to create a Japanese-led ‘co-prosperity

Although John Paul Jones had a past filled with murder, his character and heroism remains unquestionable by the contributions he made to the America, making him the greatest navy leader of the American Revolution. Through his time with the Continental Navy, he exhibited countless feats of bravery, leadership, and victories that are still discussed and admired to this day.

It is worth noting here that the Americans were concerned about appearances, and that they did their best to provoke Mexico into a war, without having to bear the responsibility of actually starting the war. In his Personal Memoirs, Grant explained the mission of the U.S. Army in south Texas, "We were sent to provoke a fight, but it was essential that Mexico should commence it." The plan worked. The U.S. annexed Texas in February of 1846, and Polk immediately ordered Taylor to proceed to the Rio Grande. One of Taylor's patrols skirmished with a Mexican detachment and lost over twenty soldiers, including eleven dead, five wounded, and several captured. Polk immediately called for war. In his bellicose message to the U.S. Congress, the President announced that, "American blood had been shed upon American soil." He got his declaration of war.

Mexico and its governments were also encouraging the border attacks and were warning them that the war against the United States would come at any moment. The Mexican cavalry faced soldiers who belonged to the United States, in the disputed area under the command of General Zachary Taylor in 1846, that time, the Mexican government killed 12 soldiers. They then besieged an American fort along the Rio Grande. Taylor, who asked for help from others and, with the help of superior guns and artillery, could beat the Mexicans in the Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma wars. After those wars, Polk told the United States that the "cup of indulgence had been finalized, even before Mexico passed the borders of the United States, invaded our territory and killed American human beings in American territory."

. . . The deeply indented coastline of Japan provides a number of excellent harbors on the Pacific coast, and its shores abound in fish of all kinds, the rich supplies of which have for centuries constituted one of the chief articles of food of the people. The fishing industries have helped to provide Japan with a recruiting ground for one of the strongest and most formidable navies of modern times” (Doc. 6). The geography and location of Japan has helped itself in many ways, such as it has good harbors with abounding amounts of fish. Prime Minister Yamagata Aritomo said “The protection of the nation’s line of sovereignty and the defense of our line of advantage are essential if we wish to maintain our independence and security. . . . [W]e must reach as far as possible within the limits of our resources to achieve control of that position. As a result, it is essential that we begin to make significantly larger appropriations for our navy and our armed forces” (Doc. 7). The prime minister wanted large appropriations to the military because so they would have defense against threats, protection of

In the passage above,we can read that Perry’s whole intension of entering Japan was to create trade with Feudal Japan. This was because America were supposedly the first nation to enter trade and relations with them,in which if they were to enter the treaty,America could take heaps of resources Japan possessed,which other countries didn’t at the time,giving the USA a massive

Mexican President Jose Herrera refused to negotiate (Stevenson 2009). After failed negotiations with Mexico, Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to position his troops in the disputed territory, north of the Rio Grande River. Mexico, seeing this as an act of aggression struck first and killed several of Tyler’s men. After receiving word of the skirmish, President Polk petitioned congress, claiming Mexico “has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil” (Tindall & Shi 2010, p. 401). In response, congress unanimously passed the resolution and on May 13, 1846, the United States declared war (Tindall & Shi 2010).

Since its formation during the early years of our nation the United States Navy has always stood out among other militaries, playing a vital role in the protection of our own country as well as the rest of the world. Founded upon the core values of honor, courage, and commitment the Navy has continued to uphold its men and women to exceptionally high moral, mental, and physical standards for nearly 240 years. It is my favorite branch of the military and becoming an officer in it has been a goal of mine for a long time.

Although Japan changed in many ways from 1853 to 1941, there were also many factors that remained the same throughout the history of Japan. One such continuity was the maintained existence of a figurehead ruler controlled by other political authorities. The feudalistic emperor of Japan was the supposed “highest, most powerful authority” in the land, but was actually controlled by the military leaders- the shogun. Similarly, the militaristic emperor of Japan decades later continued to remain a figurehead ruler controlled by military and government officials. In addition, Japan continued to remain reliant on exports in order to maintain its economy. As a result of Japan’s small geographical size, the island nation had few natural resources and was forced to rely on exports to survive economically. The nation also grew increasingly reliant on other nations to provide materials and supplies that it could not provide for itself. This complete reliance on other nations was seen illustrated when the Japanese military was provoked to attacking another superpower- the United States, in response to the 1940 United States embargo

From 1639, Japan kept control on emigration of its people to Europe and to its colonies. But soon after the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853, trade of gunships started between the United States and Japan (USA.gov). This exposed Japanese to another culture, which had an impact on their life. This resulted in a great change of social life in Japan because life in America represented a model way and motivated Japanese to migrate there.