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7 Cards in this Set
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Arrival of Perry in Japan
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Arrived with warships
-Sent to open trade w\ Japan - Returned to Japan 1 yr. later- signed |
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American Purchase of Alaska
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$7.2 million
-called "Sewards icebox" - people thought it was a frozen waste land |
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Overthrow of Queen of Hawaii
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1893 Growers overthrown Queen
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Boxer Rebellion
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International army puts down "boxer rebellion"
- 2,500 U.S. troops involved |
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Sinking of USS Marine
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U.S. Battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba on February 15, 1898. This event directly led to U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War.
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Spanish American War
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Cubans rose up against rule in 1895
- After 3 years of fighting, Emilio Aguinaldo was captured and fighting came to an end |
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Treaty of Kanagawa
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Opens 2 ports for trade
- Japan must help shipwrecked U.S. sailors |
