Foreign Trade/Spanish and American War

Question 0

Expansionism

Answer 0

Policy of extending a nations boundaries.

Question 1

Isolation

Answer 1

A country that wants to stay out of world affairs.

Question 2

Interests

Answer 2

Money,Land,Freedom.

Question 3

What happened to shipwrecked sailers in Japan?

Answer 3

They were not aloud to leave Japan.

Question 4

Gunboat Diplomacy

Answer 4

Using military forces to frighten foreigners into signing agreements.

Question 5

What’s was the Treaty of Kanagawa?

Answer 5

Japan accepted to help shipwrecked sailers and let them return home. Opened 2 ports of American trade. Japan becomes and Industrial nation.

Question 6

Imperialism

Answer 6

The policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries.

Question 7

What were some reasons for Imperialism?

Answer 7

The need for new and raw materials.

Racism and competition.

Question 8

Racism

Answer 8

Belief that one race is superior to another. Many Europeans had a duty to spread their religion and culture to people who were less civilized.

Question 9

Competition

Answer 9

European countries took over areas and closed their markets to other countries.

Question 10

What did people feel about the American economy?

Answer 10

Many felt that the American economy would collapse unless the U.S. gained foreign markets.

Question 11

What was Hawaii like?

Answer 11

Rich in soil, warm climate, plentiful rain, allows farmers to grow crops year round.

Question 12

What did American missionaries want to do in Hawaii?

Answer 12

American missionaries wanted to convert Hawaiins to Christianity.

Question 13

What did Americans set up in Hawaii?

Answer 13

Americans set up sugar plantations and as the sugar industry grew so did the power of American planters.

Question 14

What did America do when American planters rebelled against the Queen of Hawaii?

Answer 14

They sent marines to protect American lives. They annexed Hawaii and the Queen gave up her throne.

Question 15

Annex

Answer 15

To add on or take over.

Question 16

What did Seward do to congress?

Answer 16

Seward persuaded congress to annex Midway Island.

Question 17

What did Seward help buy, for how much, and from whom?

Answer 17

Seward helped buy Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.

Question 18

What did Americans call Alaska?

Answer 18

Sewards Folly

Question 19

What did Americans think Alaska was?

Answer 19

Barren land with icy mountains and frozen fish.

Question 20

What did Alaska have that was really beneficial?

Answer 20

Rich in gold, timber, copper, petroleum, natural gas, and the lowlands were suited for farming.

Question 21

Sphere of influence

Answer 21

An area usually around a seaport where a nation had special trading privileges

Question 22

What happened to China in the 1800’s?

Answer 22

Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan carved spheres of influence in China.

Question 23

What was the U.S. eager for a fair share in?

Answer 23

Sphere of influence in China.

Question 24

Open Door Policy

Answer 24

Policy issued by Secretary of State John Hay that allowed a nation to trade in any other nations sphere of influence.

Question 25

What did the resisting Chinese create?

Answer 25

Many Chinese resisted foreign influence and some formed a secret society called the Righteous Fists of Harmony or Boxers.

Question 26

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 26

1900, the boxers attacked westerners, foreign governments organized an international army to put down the uprisings.

Question 27

What were the causes of the Spanish American War?

Answer 27

Spanish wartime acts of cruelty and brutality. Americans invested $50 million in Cuban Sugars and rice plantations, railroads, tobacco, and iron mines. American trade with Cuba was worth $100 million a year. Sinking of the Maine war ship killed 260 sailors. Spain was blamed for the explosion.

Question 28

Yellow Journalism

Answer 28

Reporting that relies on sensational stories and headlines.