Chapter 6: Imperialism
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- Q1The belief that a nation should stay out of the affairs of other nationsIsolationism30sEditDelete
- Q2Expanding a nation's economic or territorial controlExpansionism30sEditDelete
- Q3Arrived in Tokyo, Japan with with four powerful warships and a letter from President Millard Fillmore. He ended Japan's 250 year isolation.Commodore Matthew Perry30sEditDelete
- Q4After Matthew Perry arrived with a fleet of warships in 1854, Japan opened two ports to American trading ships.Treaty of Kanagawa30sEditDelete
- Q5Extending a nation's rule over other countriesImperialism30sEditDelete
- Q6Secretary of State William H. Seward arranged for the United States to buy Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. It was a great bargain for a territory twice the size of Texas. Seward wanted to expand the United States.The Purchase of Alaska (Who - When - Why)30sEditDelete
- Q7She became queen of Hawaii in 1891 and tried to regain control of her islands. In response, American planters forced Liliuokalani from power.Queen Liliuokalani30sEditDelete
- Q8A temporary governmentProvisional Government30sEditDelete
- Q9To add to your own territory through conquestAnnex30sEditDelete
- Q10American planters rebelled and created a provisional government in Hawaii. Native Hawaiians rejected the American government. In 1900 America annexed Hawaii and it became a Territory.American Annexation of Hawaii30sEditDelete
- Q11Samoa allowed the Americans to build a naval station at Pago Pago, Samoa. Without consulting the Samoans, the Americans annexed their portion of Samoa.American Annexation of Samoa30sEditDelete
- Q12Section of a country in which a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powersSphere of Influence30sEditDelete
- Q13It gave each nation rights to trade freely in each other's sphere of influence.John Hay's Open Door Policy (China)30sEditDelete
- Q14Sensational, biased, and often false reportingYellow Journalism30sEditDelete
- Q15The sinking of the USS Maine was blamed mostly on the Spanish. Even though they had no part in the incident.Explosion of the USS Maine30sEditDelete
- Q16In 1898, Cuba rebelled from Spanish Rule. The USS Maine exploded and sank, Spain got blamed and the US declared war.Spanish-American War (Where - When - Why)30sEditDelete
- Q17A country under the control of a different countryProtectorate30sEditDelete
- Q18an area that is completely controlled by another country.Territory30sEditDelete
- Q191. Marked a change in America's international role 2. Broke up most of the Spanish Empire 3. Cuba became a U.S. protectorate 4. Puerto Rico and Guam became territories of the United States 5. Spain gave up the Philippines for $20 millionEffect of the Spanish - American War (What did the US gain?)30sEditDelete
- Q20a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of landIsthmus30sEditDelete