1. Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan (http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/letter.html) ? What did he recommend with regard to the U.S. military?
He was a leading expansionist who believed that America’s survival depended on a strong Navy. He wrote that it was time for America to “turn their eyes outward, instead of inward only, to seek the welfare of the country.”
2. What is a shogunate? What is a daimyo? a daimyo is a samurai, and a shogunate is a Japanese government leader.
3. What cultural difference(s) hindered relations between Japan and the United States? 4. Why was Hawaii (http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/hawaii.html) important in US expansionism? …show more content…
9. Explain the Boxer Rebellion (http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/fists.html) . 10. Who was John Hay (http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/fists.html) ? What is the policy that John Hay calls for in China? John Hay was the secretary of state. He suggested a Open Door policy in China, that would guaruntee equal trading rights in China.
11. Who and/or what is Theodore Roosevelt (http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/joining.html) referring to when he says, "We were dealing with a government of irresponsible bandits". The Columbians, who controlled Panama.
12. What deadly disease cost many workers their lives before Dr. William Gorgas found a treatment? Yellow Fever, which was caused by mosquitoes.
13. What was the African saying that Theodore Roosevelt often used? How do you think it applies to the issues of expansionism and imperialism? “Speak softly and carry a big stick. You will go far.” This means that if you give people a chance to think they are in control but have the weapons to prove otherwise, it will be easy to take over