SS ch 20 Study Guide

The idea that a nation should not involve itself in the affairs of other nations is called

isolationism

The Treaty of Kanagawa opened ports in

Japan

Alaska was purchased in 1867 by

Seward

was discovered in Alaska in the 1890s

Gold

The Pan-American Conference of 1889 was held in

Washington, D.C

The U.S. Navy became stronger because

they shifted from wooden to steel hulls and they shifted from sails to steam power.

What brought an American business to Hawaii in the 1830s?

Sugar cane

Who overthrew Queen Liliuokalani?

American Landowners

What secret society carried out an uprising in China?

Boxers

What was the Great White Fleet?

A group of 16 American Warships

Spheres of influence are sections of the country where

foreign nations have special rights and powers.

Who was the Secretary of State who called the Spanish-American War “A Splendid Little War”?

John Hay

Who led the Rough Riders?

Teddy Roosevelt

Who was a Philippine revolutionary?

Emilio Aguinaldo

In 1898 the Congress declared war against Spain due to events that occurred in what country?

Cuba

The American people wanted a declaration of war against Spain after the explosion of what warship?

The U.S.S. Maine

Which country became a United States protectorate after the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris?

Cuba

For hundreds of years, Cuba was ruled by

Spain

Why did President McKinley send the battleship Maine to Havana?

 to protect American citizens and property

Why did Americans and Europeans want to build a canal through Central America?

to prevent ships from having to make long journeys around South America

Which type of landform is Panama?

isthmus

The policy of intervening in other nations' affairs when American business interests are threatened is called the

Roosevelt Corollary

Dollar diplomacy is associated mainly with which U.S. president?

Taft

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land is an

isthmus

Disorder and lawlessness caused by lack of effective government is called

anarchy

Basing foreign policy on moral principles, or ideas of right and wrong is called

moral diplomacy