Name ______Class ______Date ______America as a World Power Section 1

MAIN IDEAS 1. The ended its policy of isolationism. 2. Hawaii became a United States territory in 1898. 3. The United States sought trade with Japan and China.

Key Terms and People

imperialism building an by founding colonies or conquering other nations isolationism a policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries William H. Seward Secretary of State who arranged for the purchase of Alaska Liliuokalani Hawaiian queen who proposed a new constitution that gave power back to Hawaiians in 1893 spheres of influence areas where foreign nations control trade and natural resources policy stating that all nations should have equal access to trade in China a group of Chinese nationalists that was angered by foreign involvement in China

Academic Vocabulary

process a series of steps by which a task is accomplished

Section Summary END OF ISOLATION The decades surrounding 1900 were a time of imperialism. During those years, Europeans built great empires by taking control of other lands. Why would the United At first the United States followed a policy of States favor isolationism? isolationism and avoided getting involved with the ______affairs of other countries. That changed in 1867 ______when Secretary of State William H. Seward ______purchased Alaska. This new territory was a valuable ______source of fur, minerals, timber, and gold. The United States then took the Midway Islands, part of Samoa, and Hawaii.

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HAWAII BECOMES A TERRITORY Americans became rich sugar planters, shop owners, and shipyard owners. Sugar became a leading export in Hawaii. In 1887 the planters How did the United States forced the king to sign the Bayonet Constitution that take control of Hawaii? gave more power to the planter-controlled ______parliament. When Queen Liliuokalani proposed returning Hawaii to the Hawaiians, the United ______States sent Marines to take control of the islands.

UNITED STATES SEEKS TRADE WITH JAPAN AND CHINA The United States sent Commodore Matthew Perry to open trade relations with Japan. In 1858 the United States and Japan signed a trade agreement. Ten years later, Japanese leaders who favored the process of industrialization came into power. They began a 40-year period of change. The Japanese attacked China and defeated them in 1894 to became a major world power. How did Japan become a Afterwards, other countries took advantage of major world power? China’s weakness to set up spheres of influence. ______To make sure it could trade with China, the United ______States announced the Open Door Policy. This ______policy said that all nations should have an equal chance to trade with China. Chinese resentment grew because the Chinese did Why were the Boxers not like being controlled by foreigners. In 1900 this unhappy with foreigners in resentment exploded in the Boxer Rebellion. The China? Boxers attacked the areas where foreigners lived. ______For two months the Boxers laid seige to the ______settlement. Then, military forces from several ______nations arrived and defeated the Boxers. China was forced to pay $333 million to various nations, and the Open Door Policy remained in effect for years.

CHALLENGE ACTIVITY Critical Thinking: Write to Evaluate On a map locate the Midway Islands, Samoa, and Hawaii. Write a paragraph evaluating why the United States wanted to control these islands.

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imperialism spheres of influence isolationism Open Door Policy William H. Seward Boxer Rebellion Liliuokalani process

DIRECTIONS Use five of the words or phrases from the word list to write a summary of what you learned in the section.

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DIRECTIONS Look at each set of terms below. On the line provided, write the letter of the term that does not relate to the others.

_____ 1. a. Matthew Perry _____ 3. a. economic interest b. William H. Seward b. naval bases c. George Washington c. imperialism d. John Hay d. isolationism

_____ 2. a. Liliuokalani _____ 4. a. spheres of influence b. Open Door Policy b. Alaska c. Boxer Rebellion c. Boxer Rebellion d. spheres of influence d. China

DIRECTIONS Write a sentence using the word process as a noun.

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