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History II
Chapter 18: Trade
Question | Answer |
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imperialism | policy by which stronger nations extend their political, economic, and military control over weaker territories |
extractive economy | colonial economies based on an imperialist nation extracting, or removing raw materials |
Alfred T. Mahan | naval historian who advocated for naval power as the basis for a great nation, urged the U.S. to build a modern fleet |
Social Darwinism | belief the Darwin's theory of the survival of the fittest should be applied to societies, justifying imperialism |
Fredrick J. Turner | historian who noted the closure of the American frontier, his ideas were used by others to urge U.S. overseas expansion |
Matthew Perry | U.S. naval commander who sailed fleet in Tokyo Bay in 1853 persuading Japan to trade with U.S. |
Queen Liliuokalani | Hawaiian Monarch dethroned in 1893 by rebel Americans. Resented the power of the white minority and abolish constitution given them political power |