Overseas Expansion

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What was referred to as "Seward's Folly?"

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Purchase of Alaska

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Annex means to...

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add territory to a country

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What did the open door policy allow?

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Allowed foreign nations in China to trade freely in the other nations

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True/False: The Boxer Rebellion was when the Chinese "Boxers" attacked the westerners to protest foreign influence.

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True

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Yellow journalism is...

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exaggerated stories meant to sell more newspapers

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What happened to the USS Maine?

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It blew up and was a major cause of the Spanish-American War.

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Was the purchase of Alaska really a "folly"?

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No, there were many valuable resources in Alaska.

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What is the main purpose of the Panama Canal?

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To make trading and shipping easier between the Pacific and the Atlantic ocean.

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What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door Policy? Options: To protect United States trade in China, To gain control of the Panama Canal Zone, To encourage Chinese immigration to the United States, To improve relations with China

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To protect United States trade in China

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Whose visit to Japan led to the Treaty of Kanagawa?

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Matthew Perry