Us Acquires Possesions Flashcards
When was the proclamation of neutrality announced in the U.S?
1793
What president went a step further in the proclamation of neutrality announced in the U.S?
President James Monroe
When was the Monroe Doctrine announced?
1823
What was the Monroe Doctrine principles based on?
First, it restated America’s foreign policy of neutrality in European wars. Second, the doctrine stated that foreign nations would no longer be allowed to start new colonies in North and South America
When did the U.S start trading lively with European and Asian countries and if so what was a MAJOR change in the countries trade?
In the 1800’s and China made it a big deal.
What is isolationism?
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
Why did European nations need raw materials?
To supply their factories.
What is imperialism?
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What year did the U.S start pulling their attention towards the pacific?
In the mid 1800’s
What president used a fleet of warships to convince Japanese leaders to sign the Treaty of Yokohama?
President Commodore Perry
What did president Commodore Perry do that was of significance?
He used a fleet of warships to convince Japanese leaders to sign the Treaty of Yokohama. Which led to trade with the Japanese.
What was a major event that happened in 1867 as a result from the U.S.
Alaska was bought from Russia for approximately 7.2 million.
What year did the american sugar planters revolt against their Hawaiian ruler?
1893.
What president refused (at first) when asked to annex the Hawaiian islands?
President Grover Cleveland.
What reason did President Grover Cleveland refuse to annex the Hawaiian islands?
He said that they illegally seized and that the native people were against it.
Which president finally annexed the Hawaiian islands?
William McKinley .
Through what source did president William McKinley annex Hawaiian land?
Through congress.
What stopped the U.S from seizing china?
Trading with China would therefore stop.
What made the U.S interested in the Caribbean ?
People were revolting against their Spanish rulers.
Who ethnicity group was revolting against the Spaniards?
The cubans
What year were the Cubans revolting against their Spanish ruler?
1895.
Why did the U.S favor the Cuban rebels?
The yellow press printed cruelty stories of the Spaniards cruelty towards Cubans.
What was another major reason the U.S favored the Cuban rebels?
Some Americans were working and living in Cuba
What president sent battleship Maine to Havana, Cuba/ What year?
President William McKinley/1898
What event destroyed the Maine battleship?
An explosion.
What year was the Maine battleship destroyed?
February 15, 1898
What major event happened as a result?
War was declared on the Spanish.
What year did the U.S declare war on the Spanish?
April 15, 1898.
Where was the first Spanish-American war fought?
The Spanish colony of the Philippine islands.
Who won the Spanish-American war that was fought on the Spanish colony of the Philippine islands?
The U.S!!
Where did fighting shift to after the war in the Spanish Colony of the Philippine islands?
The fighting shifted to Cuba.
Who was president went the fighting shifted to Cuba?
President Theodore Roosevelt.
What year was the fight in Cuba?/ What were those soldier called?
1898/Rough Riders
What did Theodore Roosevelt do in that changed history/What year?
He decided to build the Panama Canal Zone.
What year did Theodore Roosevelt fully capture the Panama Canal Zone
1903
When was the Panama Canal Zone finished?
1914
What was the battle of the name that almost 300 Sioux Indians were killed in?
The battle of the wounded knee.
Where were these 300 Sioux Indians killed in?
South Dakota
Who were some of the major men that started the railroad industry in the U.S?
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Leland Stanford, and James Jerome Hill.
Who was one of the major leaders of the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
What process dis Andrew Carnegie use for steel processing?
Bessemer process.
What years was child labor pretty often in the U.S?
During the late 1800’s and the beginning of the early 1900’s.
What did WASP stand for?
White Anglo Saxon Protestant.
