U.S. History II- Chapter 12.1: "Expansion in the Pacific" Vocabulary

Great White Fleet

16 American battleships, painted white, sent around the world to display American naval power

Boxer Rebellion

A 1899 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.

Isolationism

A policy of not participating in international economic and political relations

Open Door Policy

A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.

Expansionism

A policy that calls for expanding a nation's boundaries.

Racism

Belief that one race is superior to another

Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)

Japan, after being impressed and threatened by U.S. naval power, accepted demands to help shipwrecked sailors and also opened two ports to American trade

Sphere of Influence

an area, usually around a seaport, where a nation had special trading privileges

Imperialism

policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions

Annex

to take over