The first foreign power to penetrate Japan was the United States of America under Commodore Perry. Perry arrived at the Edo bay and in modern Japan it is known by the name of Tokyo Bay. Commodore Perry was born on 10th of April 1794 and died on 4th of March 1858. He commanded a number of American ships.
to remind the colonists that freedom is worth the cost
Yes he was. When Roosevelt met with Churchill in the middle of the Atlantic, he was showing his support for Britain and subsequently freedom in general. He made no formal declaration of hostilities.
