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Zoeller Chapter 8
SS chapter 8 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| isolationism | national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs |
| expansionism | policy that calls for expanding a nation's boundaries |
| imperialism | policy of creating large empires by exercising political or economic control over smaller of weaker nation |
| communicate | exchanging in formation |
| vision | an imagined plan |
| after the land between the atlantic and pacific was settled,many Americans wanted to expand its territory by looking to frontiers_____________ | overseas |
| Matthew Perry's expedition in 1854 opens__________________ to U.S trade | Japan |
| during the late 1800s/early 1900s, many powerful europeans nations created large empire by gaining_____________ and _____________ control over weaker nations | economic, political |
| ___________ was purchased from Russia in 1867. many people mocked this purchase at first (Seward's "folly"),but it looked like a wise purchase when _________ was discovered there in the 1890s. | Alaska, gold |
| some Americans wanted to spread ___________ and the weatern___________ to Africa, Asia, and Latin America. | christianity, culture |
| the U.S. wanted to develop friendlier with relations with___________ | Latin American Nation |
| by the 1900s, the U.S had strengthened its____________ power to support overseas territiries and its expanded role in foreign affairs | naval |
| provisional government | temporary government |
| spheres of influence | section of country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers |
| consult | to seek opinions of information from |
| exploit | to make use of meanly or unjustly for one's own and vantage |
| _________ is chain of 8 large and 100 smaller islands | Hawaii |
| __________ is the site of the U.S. naval basa in Hawaii | Pearl Harbor |
| _________ wanted Hawaiians to regain economic control of their island | Queen Liliuokalni |
| hawaii become a territory of the U.S. in ___________ | 1900s |
| ________ is the site of the U.S. naval base in Samoa | Pago pago |
| The United States and ____________ split Samoa | Germany |
| the __________ policy protects and expands American trade in China | Open Door |
| President Theodore Roosevelt helped end the Russo-Japanese war with the___________ | Treaty of portsmouth |
| ___________ threatened U.S. power in the Pacific | Japan |
| yellow journalism | a type of senational,biased and often false reporting |
| armistice | a temporary peace agreement to end fighting |
| protectrate | a country that is technically independent, but is actually under the control of another country |
| territory | ansrea that is completely controlled by another as colonial possession |
| trigger | to start |
| eventual | occurring later |
| the Cubans had lived under___________ rule for centuries | Spanish |
| war erupted over concerns about Spanish rule in_____________ and the explosion of the____________ | Cuba, USS Maine |
| the first action of the Spanish-American War took place in the _________ | Philippines |
| the__________captured San Juan Hill | Rough Riders |
| __________ defeats_____________ | U.S, Spain |
| ________ and____________ became territories of the U.S. | Puerto Rico, Guam |
| Spain also surrendered the_________to the U.S. for $20 million | Philippines |
| ____________ is the site of the U.S. naval base in Cuba | Guantanmo |
| the__________ set up new Puerto Rican government in 1900 | Foraker Act |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting2 larger land areas (i.e Panama) |
| anarchy | disorder and law lessness |
| dollar diplomacy | a policy of joining the business interest of a country with its diplomatic interests abroad |
| eliminate | to remove, to end |
| annual | yearly |
| William H Seward's belief in expansionism finally led to the building of the____________ | Panama Canal |
| the Panamanians successfully revolted against Colombia with help from__________________ | America |
| the U.S supported Panama's revolt against_____________ to gain canal site | Colombia |
| the Panama Canal opened on_______________________ and helped extend American__________power | August 15, 1914, naval |
| under the_________________________, the U.S now claimed the right to intervene in the affairs of _______________ nations whenever those nations seemed unstable | Roosevelt Corollary, Latin American |
| Taft's"__________________________" calls for American intervention to protect U.S business and economic interests | dollar diplomacy |
| positive effect of this | American investments in Latin america grew |
| negative effect of this | anti-U.S feelings increased in Latin America |
| Wilson's"___________________" support the spread of democracy in Latin America | moral diplomacy |
| U.S involvement in Mexico showed other countries that the U.S would willingly use its power when its_________________ or________________ was threatened | interests,its honor |
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