1. Influences in Hawaii and Asia
Ch. 7 Sec. 1
Influences in Hawaii and Asia

2. Taking Control of Hawaii

3. Early Contact
American traders and missionaries started arriving in 1820s
Brought diseases that dropped population from 300,000 to 40,000 by 1893
Key Resource: Sugar

4. America Wants More America was gaining more control of Hawaiian land
King Kalakaua wanted Hawaiians back in power

5. Bayonet Constitution, 1887
King Kalakaua forced to sign new constitution at gunpoint by Americans
Forced the King to give over Pearl Harbor to America
Restricted the King’s power and stopped many Hawaiians from being able to vote

6. End of Hawaiian Independence
Queen Liliuokalani planned to restore power
American minister, John L. Stevens, ordered Marines to surround royal palace
Queen surrendered on Jan. 17, 1893
Sanford B. Dole president

7. Annexation President Grover Cleveland did not favor annexation
President McKinley did and Congress approved in 1898
Became the 50th state in 1959
Congress apologized to Hawaii in 1993

8. What Imperialistic Reasons Did U.S. Use to Gain Hawaii?

11. Influence in China Been trading with China since 1784
European nations were also trading in China
United States was losing trading opportunities

12. Open Door Policy
American proposal to European nations to give all nations equal trading rights in China
Led to Boxer Rebellion- Chinese nationalists attacked foreigners
America sent troops to end rebellion, increased influence

13. Influence in Japan
U.S. Navy arrived in Japan in 1853 and opened trade in 1854
Japan continued to grow stronger through the years
Roosevelt sent out the Great White Fleet in 1907