| A | B |
|---|
| Isolationism | policy of avoiding involvement in other countries' affairs |
| Imperialism | Countries who built empires by forcing political and economic control over peoples around the world |
| Annex | to take over |
| Open Door Policy | Policy directed to European countries and Japan: A guarantee that all nations can trade with China on an equal basis. America was afraid that European powers and Japan would exclude US from trading with China |
| Corollary | a logical extension of a doctrine or proposition |
| International Police Power | America will act like "policeman of the world;" America would get involved in other countries when they did something wrong |
| The Turner Thesis | an idea that the western frontier had defined American history; this idea influenced those who believed that involvement in world affairs would be good for America, by promoting economic growth and spreading American values |
| Dollar Diplomacy | idea that economic ties were the best way to expand American influence |
| 1887 constitution | American plantation owners forced King Kalakaua of Hawaii to accept a new constitution for Hawaii that gave them greater influence; in 1891, King Kalakaua died and his sister Liliuokalani succeeded him. She believed in Hawaiian independence. She refused to recognize the 1887 constitution. She wanted to reduce foreign influence in Hawaii. |
| 1st Reason for expanding boundaries | Economic Growth: America produced more goods than it could sell to Americans; wanted to trade with countries in Africa and Asia; also wanted to acquire raw materials from these countries |
| 2nd Reason for expanding boundaries | Political Growth: Strong trade around the world means US needs a powerful navy to protect US access to foreign markets; also, American thoughr they were superior to "other races;" Americans felt that they had a divine duty to spread Christian values and western civilization around the world |
