Foreign Policy 1865-1920 Flashcards
(14 cards)
What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
Warns that the US would not tolerate further colonisation and would consider any action on the American continent as hostile.
When was the Monroe Doctrine made and by who?
1823 by President James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
What is isolationism?
US was detached from foreign entanglements.
Why did the US adopt an approach of isolationism?
- housed people who had escaped from persecution so wanted to stay out of those nations
- US felt superior to powerful European nations
- US was different to other so wanted to remain so
- had sufficient raw materials to not need imports
What uninhabited island did the US acquire in 1867?
Midway Island in the West Pacific
What act promoted trade with China in 1868?
Burlingame Treaty
Which annexation did the US Congress reject in 1869?
Dominican Republic
When did US purchase Alaska?
1867
How much did US buy Alaska for?
$7.2 million
What was the Navy described as by Rep. John D. Long of Massachusetts?
‘an alphabet of floating tubs’
Why did the Navy need to expand?
- only 140 ships and only 42 were operational
- of only 17 steamships, 14 were pre civil war
- needed to increase American power
When was the 1875 treaty of friendship with Hawaii renewed and expanded, including the construction of a naval base at Pearl Harbour?
1887
When was the first Pan-American conference?
1889
