Chapter 20 The United States Looks Overseas

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A foreign policy followed by many of the first U.S. Presidents

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isolation

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Commodore Matthew Perry visited Japan in 1853 in order to

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open trade with them and end their isolation

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How did Americans react to the 1867 purchase of Alaska?

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Foolish idea in 1867 / great deal today

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The United States acquired Hawaii by

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annexing it in 1898

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The Boxer Rebellion

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was an attempt by angry Chinese to rid their country of foreigners, but it failed

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The explosion of the USS Maine was the immediate cause of

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The Spanish American War

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Why was there trouble in Cuba in the late 1800's?

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Cubans wanted their independence from Spain and Spain mistreated the Cubans

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Who led the attack up San Juan Hill in Cuba and defeated the Spanish, becoming an American hero?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Which of the following lands did the United States NOT acquire as a result of the Spanish American War? Cuba, Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

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Cuba

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Many Americans objected to the treaty which ended the Spanish American War because it

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Violated the principle of self-government