Eyes on the Pacific - Chapter 20, section 1

To avoid involvement in other countries' affairs is

• isolationism

• imperialism

• expansionism

• irresponsible

Who commanded U.S. warships into Tokyo Bay, thus opening U.S. to trade with Japan?

• William Seward

• Matthew C. Perry

• Alfred T. Mahan

• Theodore Roosevelt

Who led the efforts to keep an "open door" in China

• Grover Cleveland
• Jose Marti
• William McKinnley
• John Hay

The Chinese fight to expel foreigners from their country

• Boxer Rebellion

• Open Door Policy

• Chinese-American War

• Sphere of Influence Rebellion

US shared control of Samoa with what country?

• Great Britain

• China

• Germany

• Spain

Who was responsible for the purchase of Alaska?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Randolph Hearst

• William Seward

Which country is most connected with the Open Door Policy?

• Mexico
• China
• Panama
• Japan

In the late 1800s, expansionists argued that the United States

• should avoid involvement with other nations
• needed new markets for its products
• should reject the Turner thesis
• should accept the Roosevelt Corollary

The purchase of what area in 1867 brought much criticism - referring to it as "Seward's Folly"

• Hawaii
• Panama
• Alaska
• Utah

Why was the U.S. interested in acquiring Samoa, a chain of islands in the South Pacific?

• great area for growing sugar can
• area rich with oil
• beautiful vacation area
• use to set up a coaling station