APUSH -- Imperialism Quiz

Self-isolation

George Washington’s original policy for foreign policy, especially regarding Europeans, that was a main principle for Anti-Imperialists.

Matthew Perry

Landed in Edo in 1852 and returned in 1854 to sign the Convention of Kanagawa, opening trading ports to the U.S.

Self-isolation

George Washington’s original policy for foreign policy, especially regarding Europeans, that was a main principle for Anti-Imperialists.

Matthew Perry

Landed in Edo in 1852 and returned in 1854 to sign the Convention of Kanagawa, opening trading ports to the U.S.

Seward’s Folly

Seward’s purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 that was completely unattached to the Continental U.S., ultimately turned out as a success with gold discovered in the territory in the 1890s.

What ideas influenced cultural imperialism?

Anglo-Saxon Superiority, Social Darwinism, and the White Man’s Burden

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Proposed that the U.S. needed a large navy and control of seaports to best gain power globally → Panama Canal investment, Great White Fleet, Philippines

Why was Hawaii valuable?

American settlers had already established sugar plantations and did not want to pay high taxes for exporting their goods from Hawaii → American government intervenes to protect business interests

Who oversaw the cession of Hawaii?

McKinley

Spheres of Influence

Control of seaports where nations have exclusive trade policies → America issues Open Door Policy under John Hays

Boxer Rebellion

Chinese anti-imperialists in 1900 who unsuccessfully tried to rid the capital of foreigners.

Causes for going into Cuba?

Business interests in manufacturing and railroads, Yellow Journals under Pulitzer and Hearst, and the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

Why was the Spanish-American war called a “Splendid Little War?”

Had very little fighting and only lasted 3 months, the main battle being between the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill and at Santiago Bay,

What territories did the U.S. gain under the Treaty of Paris?

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

Platt Amendment

U.S. could put military in Cuba to protect business interests → Guatanamo Bay

Philippine-American War

Filippino insurgents led by Aguinaldo, but ultimately crushed and turned into a colony with the Philippine Assembly under McKinley.

Panama Canal

Construction led by Teddy Roosevelt with influence from Mahan’s idea of seaports. Dollar Diplomacy.

Roosevelt Corollary

Expanded the U.S. influence over the Western Hemisphere by intervening in Latin America, prevented growth of socialism and enforced econ. interests in the territories