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Section 1 Notetaking Study Guide
Question to Think About As you read Section 1 in your textbook and take
notes, keep this section focus question in mind: How did the United States
acquire new territory and expand trade in the Asia-Pacific region?
Use
this chart to record key information from the section. Some information
has been filled in to get you started.
The United States Looks Overseas
Japan
• The United States could not trade with
Japan because barred
Japan foreigners
blocked outside
from
trade and _______________________
.
entering or leaving
• Commodore Perry sailed warships into
__________________.
The Japanese
Tokyo Bay
were awed by his ___________________
powerful ships
menacing guns
and _____________________________.
• As a result, the Japanese ___________
signed a
________________________________.
treaty
opening trade with Japan
Alaska
• Secretary of State _________________
William Seward
bought Alaska from Russia for
_________
$7.2 mil in 1867.
• Many people called Alaska "Seward's
__________Folly"
or____________________
"Seward's Icebox" because they
thought it was a __________________
frozen wasteland .
• They changed their tune when _______
______________________________
led
the
discovery of gold
to the Klondike
_______________
of 1897–1898.
and
Alaska Gold Rushes
Gaining Footholds in the Pacific
• Expansionists wanted more U.S. influence and trade in the _____________________
.
Pacific Islands
Samoa
• Besides the United States, __________
Germany
and _________________
wanted
Britain
possession of Samoa.
• After a __________________________
typhoon
prevented a war, _______________
and
Germany
___________________
divided
Samoa.
the U.S.
Hawaii
• In 1887, ___________
planters forced the Hawaiian
king to accept a new constitution.
• Queen Liliuokalani
__________________________
refused to recognize the constitution.
• On July 7, 1898, the U.S. Congress voted
to _____________________________
.
make Hawaii a U.S. territory
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The Expansionist Mood
• In late 1800s, the idea of expansionism replaced __________________________
.
isolationism
Frederick Jackson Turner
• Historian _______________________________
concluded that the American
frontier
________________________
was gone.
• American leaders thought if the United States did not act soon, it might be shut out
foreign markets
of _____________________________
and denied . resources/raw materials
• Alfred T. Mahan said that future U.S. prosperity depended on building up _________
,
trade
and the key was a ______________________________.
powerful navy
• Many Americans believed they had a divine duty to spread Christian
_____________________
values
and __________________________
around the world.
western civilization
The Boxer Rebellion
A secret Chinese society, called the Boxers, tried to ____________________________
.
expel foreigners
Outside powers crushed the rebellion . To prevent other powers from seizing more Chinese
territory, ______________________________________________________.
Sec. of State, John Hay issued a 2nd Open Door Policy to preserve trade and keep
foreign nations from dividing China into separate pieces
Refer to this page to answer the Chapter 20 Focus Question on page 318.
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Unit 7
Chapter 20
Section 1