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23 Cards in this Set
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Isolationism
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Avoiding involment with other countries' affairs
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Imperalism
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Building empires by imposing outside rule on peoples around the world
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Sphere of Influence
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Area of one nation where another nation had a special economic and political control
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Social Darwinism
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Limiting competition in the busniess world
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White Mans Burden
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The belief that Whites were better than Blacks but took them over and "fixed" them up
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Markets
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A place where you bought things
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Trade
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Exchange of 2 or more things
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Yellow Journalism
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A style of reporting or displaying news in an untruthful way
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Japan
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Was able to trade w/ them after they signed a treaty in 1854
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Alaska
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The 50th state purchased and was a stepping stone for the trading with Asia and the rest of the Pacific
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Hawaii
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The 49th state purchased. THought to be served as a commercial and military outpost.
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China
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The country we created the open Door policy with.
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Purchase of Alaska
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In 1867 America purchased Alaska from Russia. Many people were against the buying of Alaska thinking that it was a frozen wasteland
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Annexation of Hawaii
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The U.S. landed 50 maraines on Hawaii to help w/ overthrowing the queen and setting up a pro-American gov.
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Open Door Policy
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The policy that guarenteed trading rights to China by all nations on an equal basis
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Boxer Rebellion
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In 1900, A society known as "Righteous and Harmonious Fists" killed westerners and Chinese christans supported by the gov.
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President Millard Fillmore
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Approved of the Compromise of 1850
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Commodore Matthew Perry
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Commanded the squadron of U.S. Army ships. He also presented the Japaniese w/ a letter from the president
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Sec. of State William Seward
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The person who bouught Alaska from Russia
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Queen Liliuokalani
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The queen of Hawaii at the time that the US overthrew to get annex Hawaii
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President Grover Cleveland
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Supported the annexation and taking over of Hawaii
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Sec. of State John Hay
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Issued the "open door policy" w/ China
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Boxers
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People who killed westerners and Christan Chinese people
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