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14 Cards in this Set
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mattew perry
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he was a commodore.
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treaty of kangagawa
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an 1854 treaty between japan and the united states that opened up ports to american trade in japan..
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great white fleet
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name for the steam-powered ships of the enlarged and modernized american navyo fthe early 1900s...
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liliuokalani
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shes a queen in hawaii
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open door policy
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policy issued by secretary of stae jojn hay in 1899 that allowed a nation to trade in other nations sphere of influence in china..
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boxer rebellion
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up rising in china against westerners and western influence in 1900..
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william Seward
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Secretary of State who wanted the US to dominate trade in the Pacific Ocean so he told Congress to take over Midway Islands in the Pacific Ocean
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Alfred mahan
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Navy Captain who believed in imperialism and foreign trade
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isolationism
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to not get into other countries business
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expansionism
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to extend boundries (land and trade)
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annex
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to take over
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imperailism
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for more powerful countries to take over weaker countries
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racism
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the belief that one race is better than another
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sphere of influence
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A place where a country has priveledges to trade
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