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Isolationism
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This is a policy in which a nation avoids foreign affairs in order to avoid war, etc
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Imperialism
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A policy in which a nation looks to acquire land and control the people of another region
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Extractive economies
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A situation in which the imperial countries extracted,or removed raw materials from the colony and shipped it to the home country
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Great White Fleet (idea of Alfred Mann)
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They made it so they can modernize the navy in order to accomplish the objective
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William Henry Seward
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He purchased Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million and he was the Sec of state
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Seward's icebox or Seawr's folly
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That is what people called him.
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Queen Liloukalani
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She led the Hawaiians to there revolt
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Commodore Matthew Perry
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He lwas a military officer who led the U.S fleet to Japan to look to reopen it
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President Millard Fillmore
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He sent a lettler to Commodore Matthew Perry to led the military to repoen Japan
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The treaty of Yokohama
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A treaty will set japan up as a trading partner and as a refueling base for the U.S ships
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Spheres of Influence
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This guaranteed a nations right to trade in specific region of China
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Open Door Policy
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It guaranteed the nations the right to trade in a specific region of china
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The Boxer Rebellion
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The Chinese were opposed to foreign involvement in china- young Chinese formed a military group that started to attack the foreigners
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Battlleship Maine
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It was sent to Cuba to protect the lives of the U.S citizens living in Cuba
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"Remeber Maine"
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The nation wanted revenge U.S relied on the battle cry
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