Chapter 9 Quiz Game

What happened within a year of United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry’s arrival in Tokyo Bay in 1853?

• The United States annexed the island of Hawaii.

• Japan and the United States fought for control of trade.

• Perry negotiated a treaty that opened trade to the United States.

• Japan became a U.S. territory in Asia.

Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown and Hawaii was annexed in

• 1887

• 1893

• 1894

• 1898

Social Darwinism

• privileged access by Britain, France,

  Germany, and Russia to China

• a policy in which strong nations control

  weaker countries or territories

• aggressive form of nationalism

• the belief that life is a competitive

  struggle and only the fittest survive

a policy in which strong nations control

weaker countries or territories

• jingoism

• imperialism

• nationalism

• colonialism

Matthew Perry was a

• believer in Social Darwinism.

• writer and historian who said that the frontier was America's "safety valve."

• staunch opponent of Manifest Destiny.

• United States Navy commodore who negotiated with Japan.

By the late 1880s, U.S. businessmen saw Latin America as a place where

• their goods were not welcome.

• they could expand trade and investments.

• they could find inexpensive labor.

• they could obtain raw materials for use in U.S. manufacturing.

What did Alfred T. Mahan believe was an important part of U.S. foreign policy?

• diplomacy

• economic incentives for other countries

• a strong navy

• colonies in Africa and Asia

When the United States bought Alaska in 1867, many Americans

• decided to move there.

• wanted instead to focus on Latin American affairs.

• believed it to be a stepping stone to trade and power in the Pacific.

• wondered why the United States would buy such a cold and far away place.

For what reason did the US imperialize?

• to gain raw materials for industry
• to create military bases around the globe
• to develop markets to sell goods
• all of these

What prompted US government to participate in 1893 overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy?

• Colonization of Pacific islands near Hawaii by European nations
• Kidnapping of Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalists
• Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce political influence of American sugar planters
• King Kalakaua's discussions with Japanese government to lease Pearl Harbor