Chapter 22 - Overseas Expansion Flashcards
What President warned Americans to “steer clear of permanent alliances”?
George Washington
What is isolationism?
non-involvement in world affairs
After what war did expansionism become a big part of American life?
Civil War
Who was the President when the Treaty of Kanagawa was signed?
President Millard Fillmore
What was the Treaty of Kanagawa about?
It opened 2 Japanese ports to America for trade.
What is imperialism?
creating large empires by exercising economic and political control over smaller regions
Who was the Sec. of State responsible for the purchase of Alaska?
William H. Seward
Who wanted to bring American Religion to the people of Asia, Africa, and Latin America?
Josiah Strong
Who made this famous statement: “Seapower is essential”?
Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
Who was sent to Japan to force them to open their ports to American trade?
Commodore Matthew Perry
What were some of the nicknames associated with Alaska?
“Seward’s Ice Box”
“polar bear garden”
Seward’s “folly”
What is needed for a country to succeed in imperialism?
raw materials and markets
What was the name of the two small Pacific Islands bought as an important stopping place for ships on their way to China?
Midway
Who arranged for the purchase?
William H. Seward
Who was the U.S. diplomat who aided the planters revolution in Hawaii?
John Stevens
What is meant by “spheres of influence”?
sections of a country where foreign nations enjoyed special rights and powers
In what city were foreigners trapped during the Boxer Rebellion?
Beijing
In 1907, what did President Roosevelt send to Japan to show off U.S.military power?
16 warships called the Great White Fleet
Who were the two U.S. Presidents who wanted a peaceful solution to the Cuban rebellion?
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
What was the rallying cry of the Spanish American War?
“Remember the Maine”
What were the three parts of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish American War?
Cuba became a protectorate.
Puerto Rico and Guam became territories.
Spain gave America the Philippines in exchange for $20 million.
Who made this statement:”A splendid little war”?
Secretary of State - John Hay
What was established as a naval base in 1875?
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What three countries divided up the islands of Samoa?
Germany, Great Britain, and US
Who was the U.S. Secretary of State to propose the “open door policy”?
John Hay
Who was the U.S. President who arranged for the end of the Russo-Japanese War?
Teddy Roosevelt
What was the end of the Russo-Japanese War called?
Treaty of Portsmouth
Who led the Cubans in their revolt against Spanish rule?
José Martí
What two newspaper owners used “yellow journalism” to lead the U.S. into the Spanish American War?
Joseph Pulitzer
William Randolph Hearst
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?
the leader of the Filipino rebels in the Philippines
What were the terms of the Platt Amendment?
It prohibited Cuba from making treaties with other nations and gave America control of a naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
Who were three outspoken critics of Imperialism?
Carl Shurz
Andrew Carnegie
Mark Twain
Who led the attack on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay?
George Dewey
What president vetoes the treaty of annexation from Hawaii?
Grover Cleveland
Who was the king of Hawaii when American sugar planters started planting in Hawaii?
King Kalakaua
Who was the queen of Hawaii that American sugar planters overthrew after she took away their power?
Queen Liliuokalani
What countries were involved in splitting up China?
Japan, Russia, Germany, Great Britain, France, and US
Who overthrew the government of Victoriano Huerta?
Venustiano Carranza
What is anarchy?
disorder and lawlessness
What President refused to recognize Huerta’s government of “butchers”?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was Roosevelt’s successor to the Presidency?
William Howard Taft
Who was sent to capture Pancho Villa?
John J. Pershing
What is an isthmus?
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
What is dollar diplomacy and who said it?
William Howard Taft
Who overthrew Mexico’s dictator in 1911?
Francisco Madero
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
an addition to the Monroe Doctrine that allowed America to claim the right to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations whenever those nations seemed unstable
What did the Boxers call themselves?
Fists of Righteous Harmony
Who was Mexico’s dictator who was overthrown by Francisco Madera?
Porfirio Díaz
Who was the Colonel who helped fight yellow fever and malaria while building the Panama Canal?
William Gorgas
In which two places gave Roosevelt the idea for the Roosevelt Corollary?
Venezuela and the Dominican Republic
