U.S. Expansion, Foreign Policy, and Hawaii Annexation Key Terms

What term is defined as the duty to overspread and possess the whole continent for liberty and self-government?

Manifest Destiny

Which doctrine declared that European attempts to control nations in the Western Hemisphere would be seen as hostile by the U.S.?

Monroe Doctrine

What was the purchase of Alaska in 1867 ridiculed as?

Seward's Folly

Which area was NOT involved in near wars during the late 1800s?

Iran

What product's tariff was raised by the McKinley Tariff in Hawaii?

Sugar

What was the effect of the McKinley Tariff in Hawaii?

Economic turmoil

Who wanted Hawaii to be annexed by the United States?

Sanford Dole

Which Hawaiian leader wanted Hawaii to remain a sovereign nation?

Queen Liliuokalani

Who annexed Hawaii for the United States in 1898?

William McKinley

Which American leader rescinded the original annexation of Hawaii, believing it was unjust?

Grover Cleveland