Eyes on the Pacific
To have Japan sign a treaty agreeing to give the United States trading rights
Why in 1853, did Matthew C. Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay with a squadron of Heavily armed warships?
In 1899, the United States and Germany divided the islands of Samoa between them.
What happened in Samoa in 1899?
Spain
In the 1800's Cuba was under the Harsh rule of what country?
The battles of this war were fought on both land and sea.
President McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain. The Spanish American War began and was fought where?
American gunboats waited off shore and U.S. Marines Prevented Colombian troops from reaching Panama
How did the United States help rebels in Panama?
They were impressed by Perry’s powerful ships and menacing guns. They signed the treaty
What was the result of Matthew C. Perry sailing into Tokyo Bay with a squadron of Heavily armed warships in 1853?
Queen Liliuokalani
What was the name of the Hawaiian queen who was overthrown in 1893?
Jose Marti
What was the name of the Cuban poet who helped gain the support of the United States in the fight for independence from Spain?
The Philippines.
Where did the first battle of the Spanish-American war take place?
Malaria and yellow fever
A major challenge that faced builders of the canal was disease. What diseases were an obstacle to building the Panama Canal?
He was a historian who emphasized the importance of the American frontier.
What was the idea of Fredrick Jackson Turner's thesis?
Guaranteed all nations equal trade with China
What was the message U.S. Secretary of State John Hay wished to guarantee with the "open door policy"?
To protect American lives and property.
Why was the Maine in Havana harbor?
The result, by defeating the Spanish controlled Philippines, the United States weakened Spain’s control and demonstrated the power of the U.S. Navy
What was the result of the first battle of the Spanish-American War?
U.S. forging policy should aim to support the nature of democracy throughout the world.
What were President Woodrow Wilson's ideas about foreign relations?
To set up coaling stations and prevent Britain and Germany from gaining too much control in the region.
What was the United States interested in Samoa?
In the Spring of 1900, a rebellion by Chinese demonstrating their resistance to foreign influence.
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
Sensational stories and headlines
Two publishers, William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World tried to outdo each other to focus their readers attention on Cuba by using?
Emilio Aguinaldo
Who helped the United States gain control of the Philippines by helping Dewey seize Manila?
During the revolution Wilson’s policy was “watchful waiting” but when Mexico acted against the United States, Wilson sent in American troops.
What was Wilson's policy toward Mexico?
A typhoon damaged most of the ships sent by U.S., Britain, and Germany
What happened in Samoa in 1889 that averted fighting of the area?
Opening of Japan for trade; Growth of the U.S. Navy
U.S. acquisition of Alaska :U.S. acquisition of territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific
Establishment of the Open-Door Policy; U.S. economic growth
What were the effects of the U.S. overseas expansion?
Cuba was a protectorate of United States
Cuba won its independence from Spain, but still had limited power because it was a what of the United States?
Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, and Wake island. This gave the US military, political and economic advantages.
What possessions did the United States gain from the Spanish-American War and how did they help the United States expand its power?
All of their policies allowed the U.S, to exert control over the politics and the economies of Latin American Nations. Many Latin Americans resented this interference in their affairs.
What were the effects of the policies that President Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson used in dealing with Latin America?