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14 Cards in this Set
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Matthew Perry |
Sent to Japan in 1853 to open up trade with us return and. 1854 with 7 warships |
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Treaty of kanagawa |
Japan agreed to help Americans Shipwrecked Sailors and opened 2 ports to American Trade |
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William Seward |
Secretary of State who bought Alaska in 1867 |
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Sewards folly |
Nickname for Seward's purchase of Alaska Americans thought that it was foolish to buy this Frozen Wasteland |
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Isolationism |
Having little to do with the political Affairs of other nations |
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Expansionism |
Policy of extending our national boundaries |
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Imperialism |
The policy of powerful countries seeking to control the political and economic Affairs of weaker countries or regions |
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Alfred mahan |
Are u.s. naval Captain who said that the US strength dependent on foreign trade and a bigger Navy was needed to protect our Merchant ships Great White Fleet |
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Queen liliuokalani |
Root Hawaii was overthrown by u.s. Marine protected American sugar Planters there |
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Annex |
To take over or add on territory |
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Sphere of influence |
An area around sea port where a nation has special trading privileges |
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Open door policy |
Any Nation good trade in the sphere of others |
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John hay |
Secretary of State who is an Open Door in China so the us could trade with China |
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Boxer rebellion |
Chinese Rebel rose up to fight against powerful organization who had taken over China rebellion was crushed quickly |
