Chapter 23 study guide

The visit by_________ to Japan led to the Treaty of Kanagawa.

Matthew Perry

Why did some religious leaders support imperialism?

Some religious leaders thought an American empire would help "lift up" people in other countries and make their lives better.

The people of Cuba lived for centuries under the rule of _________.

Spain

________turned the attention of the United States away from war with Mexico.

War with Europe

The United States firs applied the Roosevelt Corollary in _______

dominician republic

List three important years in Hawaii's history and what happened.

1. 1867, William H. Seward wanted a place in between places to rest. 2. 1830s, an American business brought sugarcane to Hawaii. Americans made a good profit 3. 1891, Queen Liliuokalani became the leader in Hawaii. She tried to take power away from the planters

List three examples that prove that American expansionism was more popular than isolationism.

1. Seward wanting to make a stopping place for ships 2.trading with other places 3. trading rights

List three American presidents involved in the annexation of Hawaii and describe their actions.

1.John Stevens- he arranged marines to assist in the uprising 2.President Harrison-signed the treaty 3. President Cleveland-came and opposed the treaty & withdrew it after finding out the Hawaiians were against the rebellion.

Compared to the countries that controlled the spheres of influence in China, how strong was China's economy and military during this time?

China was weak from wars and had little industry. By the late 1890s, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, France, and Russia each had special rights and powers in sections of China. They competed for economic power

List three parts of William Seward's plan for expanded American influence.

Connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with a canal across Central America. Build a railroad system serving the United States. Build a telegraph system for fast communication across the American empire

Underline two reasons that European nations competed for power in Asia and Africa

Countries built empires by taking over other lands. Powerful European nations built great empires by taking economic and political control of weaker nations.

The events in __________triggered the Spanish-American War

Cuba

Underline the sentence that defines expansionism. Why did people want to expand beyond America's borders?

Expansionism is the practice of spreading a nation's territorial or economic control beyond its borders. They wanted the United States to grow beyond its borders

The rebels who helped the Americans capture Manila from the Spanish were the _________

Filipinos

_______and the United States split Samoa between them.

Germany

__________is noninvolvement in world affairs.

Isolationism

_______led to Congress declaring war on Spain.

Maine Explosion

What was the purpose of the Pan American Union?

Members of the Pan-American Union hoped to work together for the good of all members.

A second _________came out of the Boxer Rebellion.

Open Door Policy

Underline the sentences that list the countries with special trading rights in Samoa. What action did they take?

The islands of Samoa are about 3,000 miles (4,800 km) south of Hawaii. Samoa allowed the United States to build a naval station in an important port. The United States also had special trading rights there. But Great Britain and Germany had trading rights, too

Why did the planters want Hawaii as a United States territory?

The provisional government asked the United States to annex, or take over, Hawaii. Some people in Congress supported the idea and some opposed it. Most Hawaiians were against it

What effect do you think Perry's warships had on Japan's decision to trade with the United States?

They started trading because China started trading

What role did the United States play in the end of the Russo-Japanese War?

They were trying to resolve any problems

________had the goal of dominating the Caribbean, Central America, and the Pacific.

William H Seward

The_________was the agreement that set up a new Puerto Rican government in 1900.

fortaker act

What place is a chain of 8 large and 100 or so smaller islands_______?

hawaii

List two reasons some Americans wanted to build an empire

more trading take over nations

________believed in the expansionism that led to the building of the Panama Canal.

president Theodore Roosevelt

The leader who wanted Hawaiians to regain economic control of their islands was _______

queen liliuokalani

______was the location of the defeat that ended the Spanish resistance in Cuba.

santiago

explain the purpose of the Open door policy

they could trade with other places

List two ways the Age of Imperialism affected America.

took over nations traded

President Theodore Roosevelt helped end the Russo-Japanese War with the________.

treaty of portsmouth

The Panamanians were successfully helped to revolt against Columbia by _________

united states