1. 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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6. --Matthew Perry:. American Naval Officer who explores Japan and opens their ports to trade

7. --Matthew Perry: American Naval Officer who explores Japan and opens their ports to trade.

9. William Seward: American Secretary of state in1860; responsible for acquiring Alaska.

10. Called Seward's Folly:

11. Seward's Folly: Costs 2 cents an acre 600,000 square miles Seward's iceboxSeward equivalent to about US$ 1.67 billion 2006 dollars2006

12. Isolationism Keeping out of the affairs of other nations.

13. Isolationism

15. Imperialism Powerful countries taking over weaker countries.

16. Expansionism Extending national boundaries.

17. Expansionism

18. --Liluokalani: Hawaiian Queen that tried to stop American Annexation (Taking over) and was unsuccessful

19. Sphere of Influence: Area around a seaport where a nation has special trading privileges

20. --Open Door Policy: Treaty signed that opens trade with China to any nation

21. open door policy

23. --Boxer Rebellion: Nationalist revolt in China that seeks to rid China of “Foreign devils.”

24. Boxer Rebellion

25. 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.

26. 2. Why did people call the purchase of Alaska “Seward’s folly?” They thought it was a frozen wasteland.

27. Called Seward's Folly:

28. Seward's Folly: Costs 2 cents an acre 600,000 square miles Seward's iceboxSeward equivalent to about US$ 1.67 billion 2006 dollars2006

29. 3. What are the positives of being an isolationist? 1. Avoid conflict 2. Stay out of war 3. Less land to defend

30. 4. For what reasons did the USA support imperialism? 1. Economics –More resources 2. Military –More military bases 3. Cultural –Spread Democracy –Spread Christianity

31. open door policy

32. --Alfred Mahan: Wrote The influence of sea power upon history; which stated sea power leads to world domination

33. --Great white fleet: Name given to the large and powerful American Navy

34. --Great white fleet: Japanese called them floating volcanoes

35. --Great white fleet:

36. --John Hay: American Secretary of State 1899, signs open door policy with China.

37. Annex To add on. A nice way of saying “to take over”.