U.S. History				Imperialism		           	    Mr.T (god of teaching)
pgs 492-495									____/35pts

1. (1pt each) What are the 3 locations of the international crises the US faced in the late 1800’s?

2. (2pts) What did the supporters of naval expansion fear would happen if the US didn’t acquire bases oversees?

3. (1pt each) According to Captain Mahan, what were the two roles of a large navy?

4. (1pt each) What four pressures or arguments finally convinced Congress to authorize a navy?

5. (2pts) Why did Japanese rulers limit contact with the West?

6.  (1pt each) Which leader did Millard Fillmore send out and what was this leader’s mission to Japan?

7.  (2pts) What realization brought the Japanese rulers to make the Treaty of Kanagawa?

8.  (1pt each) US presence at Japan profoundly affected their future development.  What 2 things did the Japanese change  in their own society and by 1890, what had the Japanese begun building?

9.  (1pt each) In what two ways did whalers and merchants use Hawaii?

10.  (2pts) What prompted the US to sign a treaty exempting Hawaiian sugar from tariffs?

11.  (2pts) Which group economically benefitted the most from the treaty with the US?

12.  (2pts) Why did Hawaiian sugar planters feel that the only way to increase sugar sales was to have the US annex Hawaii?

13.  (2pts) Why did a group of planters try to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani?

14.  (1pt each) What two things did President Cleveland do when he heard of the removal of the Hawaiian queen??

15.  (1pt each) What were the 2 goals of American business leaders and government officials in Latin America?

16.  (2pts) What is Pan-Americanism?