| A | B |
|---|
| Commodore Matthew Perry | Sent to Japan to open trade |
| Treaty of Kanagawa | Japan opened 2 ports to trade with U.S. |
| William Seward | Sec. of State - arranged purchase of Alaska |
| Captain Alfred Mahan | U.S. needed to increase size of navy to protect interests overseas |
| John Hay | Sec. of State - arranged Open Door Policy and land deal with Panama |
| Liliuokalani | Monarch of Hawaii - overthrown by American planters |
| Open Door Policy | Gave U.S. trading rights in China |
| Boxers | Group that fought against western influence in China |
