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Chapter 22 - Overseas Expansion Flashcards

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What President warned Americans to “steer clear of permanent alliances”?

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George Washington

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What is isolationism?

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non-involvement in world affairs

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After what war did expansionism become a big part of American life?

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Civil War

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Who was the President when the Treaty of Kanagawa was signed?

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President Millard Fillmore

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What was the Treaty of Kanagawa about?

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It opened 2 Japanese ports to America for trade.

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What is imperialism?

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creating large empires by exercising economic and political control over smaller regions

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Who was the Sec. of State responsible for the purchase of Alaska?

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William H. Seward

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Who wanted to bring American Religion to the people of Asia, Africa, and Latin America?

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Josiah Strong

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Who made this famous statement: “Seapower is essential”?

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Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan

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Who was sent to Japan to force them to open their ports to American trade?

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Commodore Matthew Perry

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What were some of the nicknames associated with Alaska?

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“Seward’s Ice Box”
“polar bear garden”
Seward’s “folly”

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What is needed for a country to succeed in imperialism?

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raw materials and markets

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What was the name of the two small Pacific Islands bought as an important stopping place for ships on their way to China?

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Midway

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Who arranged for the purchase?

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William H. Seward

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Who was the U.S. diplomat who aided the planters revolution in Hawaii?

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John Stevens

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What is meant by “spheres of influence”?

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sections of a country where foreign nations enjoyed special rights and powers

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In what city were foreigners trapped during the Boxer Rebellion?

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Beijing

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In 1907, what did President Roosevelt send to Japan to show off U.S.military power?

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16 warships called the Great White Fleet

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Who were the two U.S. Presidents who wanted a peaceful solution to the Cuban rebellion?

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Grover Cleveland

William McKinley

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What was the rallying cry of the Spanish American War?

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“Remember the Maine”

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What were the three parts of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish American War?

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Cuba became a protectorate.
Puerto Rico and Guam became territories.
Spain gave America the Philippines in exchange for $20 million.

22
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Who made this statement:”A splendid little war”?

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Secretary of State - John Hay

23
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What was established as a naval base in 1875?

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…

24
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What three countries divided up the islands of Samoa?

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Germany, Great Britain, and US

25
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Who was the U.S. Secretary of State to propose the “open door policy”?

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John Hay

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Who was the U.S. President who arranged for the end of the Russo-Japanese War?

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Teddy Roosevelt

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What was the end of the Russo-Japanese War called?

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Treaty of Portsmouth

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Who led the Cubans in their revolt against Spanish rule?

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José Martí

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What two newspaper owners used “yellow journalism” to lead the U.S. into the Spanish American War?

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Joseph Pulitzer

William Randolph Hearst

30
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Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?

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the leader of the Filipino rebels in the Philippines

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What were the terms of the Platt Amendment?

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It prohibited Cuba from making treaties with other nations and gave America control of a naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

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Who were three outspoken critics of Imperialism?

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Carl Shurz
Andrew Carnegie
Mark Twain

33
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Who led the attack on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay?

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George Dewey

34
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What president vetoes the treaty of annexation from Hawaii?

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Grover Cleveland

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Who was the king of Hawaii when American sugar planters started planting in Hawaii?

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King Kalakaua

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Who was the queen of Hawaii that American sugar planters overthrew after she took away their power?

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Queen Liliuokalani

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What countries were involved in splitting up China?

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Japan, Russia, Germany, Great Britain, France, and US

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Who overthrew the government of Victoriano Huerta?

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Venustiano Carranza

39
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What is anarchy?

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disorder and lawlessness

40
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What President refused to recognize Huerta’s government of “butchers”?

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Woodrow Wilson

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Who was Roosevelt’s successor to the Presidency?

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William Howard Taft

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Who was sent to capture Pancho Villa?

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John J. Pershing

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What is an isthmus?

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a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land

44
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What is dollar diplomacy and who said it?

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William Howard Taft

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Who overthrew Mexico’s dictator in 1911?

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Francisco Madero

46
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What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

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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

47
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What did the Boxers call themselves?

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Fists of Righteous Harmony

48
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Who was Mexico’s dictator who was overthrown by Francisco Madera?

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Porfirio Díaz

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Who was the Colonel who helped fight yellow fever and malaria while building the Panama Canal?

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William Gorgas

50
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In which two places gave Roosevelt the idea for the Roosevelt Corollary?

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Venezuela and the Dominican Republic

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