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| Question | Answer |
| Before 1890 | 1780 John Adams stated-US wanted to trade- not get involved w/ other countries' politics/ war Washington said beware of foreign alliances Idea of Manifest Destiny began to spread- spread across continent- God's will- focus on expansion to west- linked w/ nationalism- right to expand |
| Before 1890 p2 | 1823- President Monroe announced Monroe doctrine - US's policy would be to avoid becoming involved in American wars unless American interests involved - American's continents not to be colonised by other European powers- any attempts seen as unfriendly |
| 1890's- influential ideas | Historian Frederick Jackson Turner came up with the Turner Thesis, influential in the 1890s. The idea Once the vast American western frontier was closed. "American energy," Turner maintained, "will continually demand a wider field for its exercise." He articulated the impact of the end of the frontier. He was suggesting a new direction in foreign policy. |
| Imperialism | Imperialism= imposition of control over other people through annexation, military conquest or economic domination- used to ensure political control over markets and sources of raw materials by major European nations- these were nations who traditionally had strong navies- relied on manufacture/ trade for wealth |
| Hawaii- brief background | Hawaiians- crossroads of Pacific- in middle of routes from USA to Japan, Australia and Philippines- Americans established missionaries/ settlers there- - as sugar production (islands main crop) increased- treaties of 1857 and 1887 allowed cheap, duty free sugar into USA- Hawaii required to accept American economic domination and political protection- USA also gained use of one of Hawaii's main harbour- Pearl Harbour |
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