Matthew C. Perry

 Matthew C. Perry landed in Japan in 1853 officially starting the opening of Japan to the rest of the world(although missionaries and traders came to japan beforehand). When he was directed to go to Nagasaki(the port open to the Netherlands) he refused and threatened to blow stuff up if the Japanese would not read his letter from the President , he even demonstrated with a few buildings.  A year latter he returned and the Japanese had done what the letter asked.  Matthew C. Perry died of Liver Cirrhosis due too too much drinking.