Imperialism, isolationism, and expansionism

Hawaii

Rich soil, great for crops and tobacco, strategic location for Pacific trade

China

establish a "sphere of influence" and create an Open Door Policy

Japan

Perry's visit helped establish trade at two ports and provide aid to shipwrecked sailors

expansionism

extending its national boundaries

isolationism

having little to do with the political affairs of other nations

monroe doctrine

outlined to the world that the US had interest in the Western Hemisphere and the European nations must not get involved in the affairs of developing nations there

foreign policy

policy that outlines how a government will interact with other nations economically, politically, and socially

domestic policy

policy where a government establishes laws and regulations to handle the affairs and issues within a nation's borders

Alaska

strategic location to open up trade in the Pacific, increase the size of the US

imperialism

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