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History Unit 6

American Expansionism

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What is the policy of exerting economic, political, or military control over weak nations in order to control them? Imperialism
What is avoiding entanglement with foreign countries called? Isolationism
What are countries or nations that are partly controlled by a stronger country called? Protectorates
What were the six reasons why the U.S. started to expand? Global competition, new market, strategic interest, culture superiority belief, religious missionary interest, closing frontier
Why did the U.S. need to trade with foreign countries and need raw materials? Overproduction, unemployment, and depression
What did the U.S. believe in terms of race? Anglo Saxons, often wanted to Christianize "inferior peoples"
Who is the captain of the U.S. navy and wrote The Influence of Sea Power on History? Alfred T. Mahan
Where country are the most missionaries in? China
What is Americas version of imperialism that's similar and specific to increasing a country's territory? Expansionism
Who was the Secretary of State for Lincoln and Johnson and got the deal with Hawaii in 1867? William H. Seward
Where did multiple ships stop at when they were on there way to China and India? Hawaii
Why did planters want the U.S. to turn Hawaii from a protectorate to fully annex it? So they didn't have to worry about the McKinley Tariff (eliminated duty-free status)
Who was the queen of Hawaii and states "Hawaii for the Hawaiians"? Queen Liliuokalani
Who was the former governor of Hawaii and proclaimed the Republic of Hawaii in 1894? Sanford Ballard Dole
What year was Hawaii officially annexed? 1890
What act established Hawaii's government? Organic Act 1900
Who was the last imperial ruler of China? Empress Dowager Cixi
What does the U.S. see China as? Potential marker and an investment opportunity
Who proposed the Open Door Policy and was the Secretary of State? John Hay
What policy was it when China's ports accepted ships of every nation? Open Door Policy
What is it when a stronger country claims exclusive economic and trading authority on parts of a weaker nation? Sphere of Influence
What secret society opposed foreigners in China? Righteous and Harmonious Fists
What is it when "Boxers" kill off foreigners in multiple different attacks where leading nations had to get involved to stop the rebellion? The Boxer Rebellion
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