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History Chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sanford Dole | In 1887, the planters, led by sanford dole, forced the Hawaiian king to accept a new constitution that limited the king’s authority - Dole became president - in 1889, America annexed Hawaii and named Dole governor |
| protectorate | state that is controlled and protected by another. |
| sphere of influence | a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority. |
| Dollar Diplomacy | President William Howard Taft placed emphasis on economic development This was Taft’s belief that supporting Latin American industry would increase trade and profits for US businesses and lift Latin American countries out of poverty and social disorder |
| Why did President Fillmore send a fleet to Japan? | to convince the Japanese to open their harbors for U.S. trade. Called a gunpoint diplomacy |
| What did the Treaty of Kanagawa do? | gave trading rights to the U.S. at 2 Japanese ports, but this put a strain on relations between Japan and the U.S. |
| What was the deal that made Hawaiian sugar exempt from US tariffs? | Hawaiʻi's Reciprocity Treaty with the United States |
| What made Americans believe that the United States should become a world power? | Anglo-Saxonism – The belief that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government. |