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Launch List 1. Have homework out to go over 2. Copy new objective –3. List 2 positives and 2 negatives for isolationist and expansionist foreign policy.
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Matthew Perry: Not this Yahoo----
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--Matthew Perry:. American Naval Officer who explores Japan and opens their ports to trade
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--Matthew Perry: American Naval Officer who explores Japan and opens their ports to trade.
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William Seward: American Secretary of state in1860; responsible for acquiring Alaska.
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Called Seward's Folly:
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Seward's Folly: Costs 2 cents an acre 600,000 square miles Seward's iceboxSeward equivalent to about US$ 1.67 billion 2006 dollars2006
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Isolationism Keeping out of the affairs of other nations.
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Isolationism
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Imperialism Powerful countries taking over weaker countries.
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Expansionism Extending national boundaries.
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Expansionism
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--Liluokalani: Hawaiian Queen that tried to stop American Annexation (Taking over) and was unsuccessful
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Sphere of Influence: Area around a seaport where a nation has special trading privileges
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--Open Door Policy: Treaty signed that opens trade with China to any nation
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open door policy
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--Boxer Rebellion: Nationalist revolt in China that seeks to rid China of “Foreign devils.”
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Boxer Rebellion
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Short Answers 1.What benefit did Seward See in purchasing Alaska? He saw Alaska as a stepping stone for increasing US trade in Asia and the pacific.
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2. Why did people call the purchase of Alaska “Seward’s folly?” They thought it was a frozen wasteland.
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Called Seward's Folly:
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Seward's Folly: Costs 2 cents an acre 600,000 square miles Seward's iceboxSeward equivalent to about US$ 1.67 billion 2006 dollars2006
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3. What are the positives of being an isolationist? 1. Avoid conflict 2. Stay out of war 3. Less land to defend
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4. For what reasons did the USA support imperialism? 1. Economics –More resources 2. Military –More military bases 3. Cultural –Spread Democracy –Spread Christianity
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open door policy
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--Alfred Mahan: Wrote The influence of sea power upon history; which stated sea power leads to world domination
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--Great white fleet: Name given to the large and powerful American Navy
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--Great white fleet: Japanese called them floating volcanoes
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--Great white fleet:
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--John Hay: American Secretary of State 1899, signs open door policy with China.
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Annex To add on. A nice way of saying “to take over”.
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