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Imperialism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What country did the territories of the Ohio Valley and Louisiana come from? | France |
| The Oregon territories came from what country? | England |
| The American Southwest came from what country? | Mexico |
| What helped California expand to the Pacific? | The Gold Rush |
| 5 month long journey with a wagon following the Missouri River | The Oregon Trail |
| What connected the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific and made traveling easier and safer? | Transcontinental Railroad |
| The period of time where we looked to extend the country's power by political or economic force. | Imperialism |
| What is the first territory we tried to Imperialize? | Alaska |
| Alaska was previously owned by...? | Russia |
| What did fur traders use for fur? | sea otters |
| Who was the Danish explorer who realized it Alaska wasn't connected to Asia? | Bering |
| When was Alaska purchased? | 1867 |
| What natural resources were and still are valuable in Alaska? | oil and gold |
| What gold Rush paid for Alaska? | Klondike |
| What pipeline transports oil daily? | Trans Alaska pipeline |
| Where did we Imperialize after Alaska? | Japan |
| Ancient Japanese warriors are called | Samurai |
| What treaty opened two ports in Japan and also protected American sailors in those waters? | Treaty of Kanagawa |
| What ended the Samurai culture? | Meiji Restoration |
| Even though Japan did not want to become part of the United States, it still began to... | Westernize |
| After Japan and Alaska, where did we Imperialize? | Hawaii |
| Hawaii eventually became a US territory after the pressure of signing what? | Bayonets Consititution |
| What rock and roll star made movies in Hawaii? | Elvis |
| The attack on Dec. 7, 1941 took place where? | Pearl Harbor |
| What is the most active volcano in Hawaii? | Kileaua |
| What is an archipelago? | a chain of islands |