foreign policy
What is the difference between isolationism and imperialism?
Isolationism is when a nation doesn't get involved in world affairs. Imperialism is when a nation takes over another nation for control of it's economy and gov't.
The US wanted to build the Panama Canal because?
shorten the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
What was the Open Door Policy? Why was it created?
It opened up trade within China to the US. Even though China was already imperialized, the US could take advantage of its natural resources
What is imperialism?
foreign policy where a stronger nation takes economic and political control over a weaker nation
it gave the United States exclusive (only the US could) trading rights with Cuba & a military base.
What was the Platt Amendment?
What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?
the sinking of the SS Maine
In this treaty, Japan accepted demands to help shipwrecked sailors and opened two ports to American trade
What is The Treaty of Kanagawa?
Why was the purchase of Alaska a good choice for the expansion of America oversees? Why did many not agree with the purchase?
It gave the US oil, fur, and other natural resources. Many thought it was a waster of money and a frozen wilderness.
What is the Monroe Doctrine? Describe how it allowed the US to expand overseas.
The Monroe Doctrine was the US policy that demanded that Europe stay out of the Western Hemisphere. It allowed the US primary access to imperialize Latin America.
What 4 nations did the US gain from the Spanish American War? Where did the Spanish American War start and why did the US win so easily?
Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Phillipines. It started in the Phillipines, and the Spanish weren't prepared
What is the transcontinental railroad? How did it make life easier in America? Who worked on it?
It connected the east and west coast (Atlantic to the Pacific) and allowed for easier trade and transportation. Chinese and Irish immigrants.
List 3 reasons why the US wanted to imperialize other countries
1) cheap natural resources 2) military bases 3) new markets and jobs 4) the frontier was closed in the US 5) more power
How did the US annex Hawaii? Why did the US want to annex it?
The US overthrew the Hawaiian gov't. US planters wanted access to their sugar cane crop and would provide a military base in the Pacific for future imperialism.
What is yellow journalism? Give 2 examples of how yellow journalism caused the Spanish American War.
Yellow journalism- when the media shows a bias view of an event to get a "sensational" reaction 1) Poor treatment of Cubans by Spain- newspaper 2) Spain sunk the Maine- newspaper
The period between 1870 and 1914
The Age of Imperialism
What is the Roosevelt Corollary? How did it justify US expansion in Latin America?
It was a document stating that if Latin American nation's gov't was corrupt, unfair, or unvilized the US had the right to step in and help. It gave permission for the US to "help" these people but really imperialize them.
What is the difference between a colony and a protectorate?
A colony is a territory governed by another country and a colony has no self rule. A protectorate has limited independence. Another country agrees to protect it in exchange for something like control of some land.
Who went to Japan and requested them to open trade, when they didn't he returned with war ships?
Who is Commodore Matthew Perry?
What is a nativist? Why were many Americans nativists (2 reasons)?
Someone who doesn't want immigrants in America b/c they felt they took people's jobs and didn't assimilate well.