Annexing & Purchasing Land
Foreign Policy
Imperialism/ Expansionism
Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
100
American purchased which piece of land for $7.2 million in 1867?
Alaska
100
How would you define "foreign policy"
A government's plan for dealing with other countries.
100
Which group of people were most negatively impacted by the US's expansion west?
Native Americans
100
What was the purpose of the Panama Canal?
To make it easier and more efficient to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. This helped with Navy movement as well as with trading.
100
How could you best describe what Manifest Destiny is?
the idea that Americans were a superior people and had a right to control the North American continent
200
Who did America purchase Alaska from?
Russia
200
Supporters of isolationism believed that the US should...
Avoid interfering with other countries affairs
200
During Westward Expansion, Native Americans were forced off their land to live in/on...
Reservations
200
Spheres of Influence
Created within China in order to initiate trade in certain sections of China between European nations, the U.S., China and Japan
200
Annexing Land
Taking land
300
What is the biggest reason the USA went to war with Spain in 1898?
Yellow Journalism/USS Maine destruction
300
The United States issued the Open Door Policy (1899-1900) primarily to
Secure equal trade opportunities in China
300
What is this an example of?
Assimilation
300
Open Door Policy
Policy which secured equal trade opportunities with China.
300
Federal land established to relocate Native American tribes.
Reservations
400
As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States...
Acquired Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba
400
Involvement in the Spanish-American war, acquisition of Hawaii, and introduction of the Open Door Policy in China were actions taken by the U.S. Government to:
Gain overseas markets (trade) and sources of raw materials
400
Who led the American Army at Little Bighorn during "Custer's Last Stand"
Colonel George Custer
400
Moral Diplomacy
Wanted to remain peaceful
400
What is yellow journalism?
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
500
How was Hawaii acquired?
Queen Liliuokalani was removed from power from this island & it was annexed as a U.S. territory in 1900.
500
Also know as "Big Stick Diplomacy", this official American policy stated that any problems in Latin America could force the US to act as an international police force in order to protect American economic interests. Who implemented it?
Theodore Roosevelt
500
What happened at the Massacre at Wounded Knee?
The last of the Sioux surrendered, but were killed anyway
500
Dollar Diplomacy
Wanted to trade with other countries to gain money
500
How would you define diplomacy? Also, give one example of US diplomacy.
Diplomacy is the act/skill of managing international relations.
Some example of US diplomacy are: Purchase of Alaska, involvement in U.N., W.H.O., etc., alliances during wartime (NATO), etc.