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History Japan: How the US forced Japanese border open at Gun Point

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Politics, History, News, Society & Culture

4.1939 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

“Gunboat diplomacy” refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the threat of force. One of the most notorious case studies of “Gunboat diplomacy” is when Matthew C. Perry forced Japan to dismiss their 200 year policy of isolation and start trading with the U.S. On todays’ episode we dive into early U.S. relations with Japan, and what led America to taking a more aggressive foreign policy approach. Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #189 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Michael Medved.

0:02.0

Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany, once said that God offers special protection

0:08.4

to drunkards, lost dogs, children, and the United States of America.

0:14.6

We'll explore that special protection

0:18.1

and what it means in the American miracle.

0:21.8

Subscribe to the American Miracle on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you get your podcasts. You're going to be. What's going on,

0:45.0

going on guys?

0:47.0

What's going on guys?

0:48.0

Welcome to another episode of Bro History

0:50.0

at Henry Zamoda and Danny of Delgebar. What's up everyone? How are you? Danny, how are you?

0:56.7

Chilling man, as per usual, how about yourself? I can't really complain. You know, I'm really coming to this realization more and more every single day. I've always have been at this real realization that I despise internet culture. Okay, what kind of internet culture.

1:12.8

Okay, what kind of internet culture?

1:14.8

There's a lot of them.

1:15.9

So for example, Tulsa Gabert had a post today and it was like something to do with

1:22.3

you know the holy week of good for you know it's

1:24.7

tomorrow's good Friday we're recording this on the Thursday so she said something about

1:29.7

you know something about Jesus you have a bunch of people just attacking this lady

1:35.4

I thought she was Hindu that was one of the first responses I saw I was like I

1:40.1

thought you were Hindu I mean generally I was just curious she is she is

1:45.2

Hindu or she practices Hinduism her father was a devout Catholic though so she

1:50.3

grew up in a Catholic household her mom was Hindu I see okay she grew up in a Catholic household. Her mom was Hindu.

1:53.3

I see.

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