Chapter 22- Expanding World Influence Flashcards
America’s policy concerning Latin America in 1823
the US would oppose any European interference in the affairs of independent Latin American nations
Monroe Doctrine
the French emperor who tried to build an empire in Mexico
Emperor Napolean III
set on the throne of Mexico by Emperor Napolean III
Archduke Maximilian of Austria
the US sent a large force of troops to the Mexican border and Secretary of State ______________________ demanded that the French withdraw their troops
William Seward
America’s first controversy with Britain during these years involved the ______________ and other British-built ships which had been used by the Confederacy to del heavy blows to Union commerce during the Civil War
Alabama
entered into by the US and Britain in 1871
expressed regret by Britain for the escape of the ships into Confederate hands and agreeing to submit the questions of damages
Treaty of Washington
the settlement of a dispute by a person or persons chosen to hear both sides and come to a decision
arbitration
the peaceful settlement of the Alabama claims and the Venezuelan boundary dispute were important because they demonstrated
the growing strength of the United States in international diplomacy
trouble flared between Chile and US sailors on shore leave from the ___________________ which were docked at Chile were attached by Chilean citizens
USS Baltimore
person especially interested in building a cordial relationship with Latin America
called the first meeting of American republics in Washington DC
James G. Blaine
the most significant result of Blaine’s conference was the organization of the
International Bureau of American Republics
the Internatinal Bureau of American Republics later became __________________________ and has a permanent headquarters in Washington
Pan-American Union
the Pan-American Union was replaced by the
Organization of American States (OAS)
the Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson who was eager to see the United States expand beyond its borders
William Seward
because people were not convinced that buying the Alaskan wilderness was a wise investment, they called it
Seward’s Folly
Seward’s Ice Box
the Senate ratified the treaty to buy Alaska from Russia in
1867
year Alaska became the 49th state
1959
the discovery of the gold in _______________ in 1897 made the Alaska/Canada boundary crucial
Klondike
the chain of Pacific islands over which German and American battleships almost went to war in 1889
Samoan Islands
Americans arranged to establish a coaling station for steam-powered ocean vessels at
Pago Pago, Tutuila
one of the first US possessions outside the North American continent
Tutuila
today Tutuila and the neighboring islands controlled by the US are known as
American Samoa
discovered Hawaiian islands
Cook
the queen that disapproved of the influence of the white settlers on her islands
Queen Liliuokalani
an agreement beneficial to both parties that the US and Hawaii entered into
reciprocal trade agreement
with the treaty renewed with Hawaii, the US was granted the right to establish a naval base at
Pearl Harbor
year the Hawaiian Islands were annexed to the US by a joint resolution of the two houses of Congress
1898
year Hawaii became the 50th state
1959
called the Pearl of the Antilles
Cuba
Spanish general that found it nearly impossible to stop the revolutionaries who used the guerilla warfare tactic
General Weyler
issued by Weyler which commanded that all Cubans who were not fighting be collected in camps and kept under Spanish guard
reconcentration order