2/3/22 Quiz

Question 1

the closing of a country to foreign involvement

Answer 1

isolationism

Question 2

a line or border separating 2 countries

Answer 2

frontier

Question 3

Which country followed a policy of isolationism?

Answer 3

Japan

Question 4

Who sails to Japan in 1853?

Answer 4

Commodore Wm. Perry

Question 5

In which president’s name did he sail to Japan?

Answer 5

Pres. Fillmore

Question 6

What does he ask to do with Japan?

Answer 6

trade

Question 7

What was the agreement where the US opened the door to trade with Japan and Japan embarks on the world?

Answer 7

Treaty of Kanagawa

Question 8

the foreign policy of powerful countries that seek to control the economic and political affairs of weaker nations

Answer 8

Imperialism

Question 9

Who was the Secretary of State in 1867?

Answer 9

William Seward

Question 10

Under which president was William Seward the sec. of state?

Answer 10

Pres. Lincoln

Question 11

Who purchased Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million?

Answer 11

William Seward

Question 12

What was Seward’s “worthless” purchasing of Alaska known as?

Answer 12

Seward’s Folly

Question 13

What was discovered in 1869 in Alaska?

Answer 13

gold