Becoming a World Power Flashcards
Imperialism is the policy of:
Powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries.
A major reason for the US empire building in the early 1900s with the belief that…?
The American economy would collapse unless the US gained new foreign markets and raw materials.
In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry did what?
He brought seven warships to Japan and forced them to sign the Treaty of Kanagawa by his show of strength.
American wrote the Open Door Policy in effort to trade in other country’s “Spheres of Influence” in China. What is a “Sphere of Influence?”
An area around a seaport where a nation has special trading privileges.
What were four reasons that the Hawaiian Islands were annexed in 1899?
There were military outposts in the Pacific ocean, they wanted to gain control of the sugar industry, there was rich soil, and good farming.
What were five examples of American imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Bought Alaska from Russia, they got Samoa, annexed Hawaii and Midway Island, they forced japan to open trade, and they denied full independence for Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Filipinos.
What were three results of the Spanish-American war?
The US became world power, there was a high death rate, and the US gained the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
What was the intention of the Roosevelt corollary?
To intervene in Latin America.
What were two reasons why President Theodore Roosevelt wanted to build the Panama Canal?
It would shorten the journey from New York City to San Francisco by 8,000 miles and it would save time and money.
Theodore Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” Policy was most concerned with what part of the world?
Latin America.
What did the Treaty of Kanagawa do?
Opened 2 ports to American trade and helped shipwrecked sailors.
Cubans could write their own constitution if…?
Accepted the Platt Amendment.
What did the Foraker Act do?
Gave Puerto Ricans a limited say.
Did the US set up a government giving Filipino people a say?
No, they had a limited say.
