Expanding Horizons
The military official who sailed into Tokyo Bay with four warships
Who is Commodore Matthew Perry?
This crop was introduced to Hawaii by the American planters
What is sugarcane?
Rebels burned these things in hopes of the Spanish leaving Cuba
What are
1) fields
2) buildings
The man General Pershing was sent to capture after making raids into U.S. territory
Who is Pancho Villa?
The date Alaska become a state.
What is 1912?
The territory that Russia and Japan clashed over
What is Manchuria?
What did Jose Marti try to acquire to lead a new revolt in Cuba
1) money
2) arms
3) troops
The General who killed Modero in 1913, taking power for himself
Who was General Victoriano Huerta?
The material that was found in Alaska which swayed Americans opinion of the purchase
What is gold?
The three main reasons for the Boxer Rebellions
1) European influence in China
2) British opium sales to the Chinese
3) European meddling in China's government
The name of the American warship that blew up in Havana, Cuba
What is the Maine?
The three goals of Wilsons "Moral Diplomacy"
1) Wilson aimed to foster governments based on democratic principles, free expression, and human rights, seeing democracy as the most Christian and effective system.
2) He opposed using purely economic self-interest to dominate other countries, wanting business to serve the public interest, not the other way around.
3) He used military force and economic pressure to influence outcomes in other nations, famously stating he would "teach the South American republics to elect good men"
The 3 areas of the world in which the U.S. sought to create its colonial empire
1) The Caribbean
2) Central America
3) The Pacific
The two conditions Japan received as a result of winning the conflict with Russia
1) Recognized Japan's control of Korea
2) Japan promised to stop its expansion
The four parts of the Monroe Doctrine
1) The U.S. would not interfere in the affairs of European Nations
2) The U.S. would recognize, but not interfere with, European colonies that already existed in North and South America
3) The Western Hemisphere is now off limits to colonization by any foreign powers.
4) The U.S. would consider any attempt at colonization or interference by a European country with a country in the Western Hemisphere to be an act of hostility.
The benefits of the Panama Canal
1) Reduced shipping costs due to less time shipping the material
2) Helped extend American naval power by allowing the U.S. fleet to move freely between the Atlantic and Pacific
3) Guaranteed strong American presence in Latin America
The 3 improvements made to U.S. warships
1) Steel Hulls
2) Steam powered
3) Rotating Turrets
This policy allowed Europeans to trade freely in each other's Spheres of Influence
What is the Open Door Policy?
The terms of the agreement between Spain and the U.S. for Cuban freedom
1) prohibited Cubans from making treaties with other nations
2) gave the U.S. control of a naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
3) It also gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs if the country’s independence was threatened.
1) drain the swamps in the area
2) spray insecticide
3) spread oil on stagnant pools of water
4) cut grassy places in order to dry out mosquito breeding places