Section 2 Imperialism

in the Pacific

• Secretary of State William H. Seward believed the United States could build its empire through ________ means, with American ____ leading the way.

peacefultrade

• Seward acquired __ small Pacific islands of _______.

2Midway

1. Hawaii

• The Hawaiians lived in independent communities, each with their own _____.

• American ships would stop here for ________.

chief

supplies

• Because of their ports, ________ and Lahaina grew in importance to trading.

• However, Americans brought _______ to the islands that harmed the Hawaiians.

Honolulu

diseases

A. Missionaries and Sugar Growers• In 1820 ________ missionaries came to Hawaii to build _______, made an Hawaiian ________, and a Hawaiian Bible.

Christian

schoolsalphabet

• An American firm introduced _____ to Hawaii in the 1830s.

• Missionaries began buying ____.

sugar

land

• Gradually Americans took control of most of the _____ and businesses.

land

• In 1875 the United States agreed to allow Hawaiian sugar to enter the country without ______.tariffs

• In return for renewal of the trade agreement, the United States pressured King Kalakaua into allowing a naval base at _____ _______.Pearl Harbor

• American sugar growers pressured Congress into renewing the _____.

• Facing financial ruin, Hawaiian planters decided to make Hawaii a _______ of the United States.

tariffs

territory

B. American Planters’ Revolt• Queen Liliuokalani became queen she wanted Hawaiians to regain ________ control of their island and took away _____ Americans had held.

economicpower

• White planters _________ the queen and set up their own government in 1893.

overthrew

C. Annexation• The white planters had support from American diplomat, John _______, who had arranged for ___________ from the warship USS Boston to assist in the uprising.

Stevens

U.S. Marines

Marines USS Boston

• _______ immediately recognized the new government.

• The new government sent a delegation to Washington, D.C., to seek a treaty of _________.

Stevens

annexation

• President Benjamin _______ signed the treaty and sent it to the Senate for approval.

• The Senate _____ to ratify the treaty before he left office.

Harrison

failed

President Benjamin Harrison

• President Grover _________ opposed annexation.

• Most _________ and ______ immigrants in Hawaii oppose annexation.

Cleveland

Hawaiians Asian

President Grover Cleveland

• It made no difference, a powerful group of American sugar _______, ______, and missionaries and their Hawaiian allies had the final word.

growers traders

• Congress approved the annexation of Hawaii after President William ________.McKinley

President William McKinley

2. The Islands of Samoa

• About ______ miles south of Hawaii lay the ______ Island.

3,000Samoa

Samoa Islands

• In 1878 Samoa agreed to give Americans special trading rights and permission to build a naval base at the port _____ _____.Pago Pago

Pago Pago

• ________ and _____ ______ also wanted a port in Samoa.

• In 1899 the United States, Great Britain, and Germany met and _______ up the islands.

Germany Great Britain

divided

3. China and the Open Door• Torn apart by warring factions, China was too _____ to resist the efforts of foreign governments that wanted to exploit its resources and markets.

weak

A. Rivalries in China

• By the late 1890s, Japan, ________, Great Britain, France, and ______ had moved into China.

GermanyRussia

China divided

• Worried about not having a part of China trade, Secretary of State John ____ proposed an _____ _____ _______ where each foreign nation in China could trade _____ in the other nation’s area.

HayOpen Door Policy

freely

John Hay

B. The Boxer Rebellion

• A secret Chinese martial art society, known as the ______, led a violent uprising against the “______ ______” in China.

Boxers

foreign devils

Boxer Rebellion

• About ____ foreigners died and hundreds were trapped in the capital of _______ during the Boxer Rebellion.

200

Beijing

Beijing

4. Japan

A. Russo-Japanese War

• Japan and Russia fought over ______ resources in China.

natural

• By 1905, both sides wanted _____.

• President Theodore ________ offered to meet with leaders from both sides in __________, New Hampshire.

peace

Roosevelt

Portsmouth

• Japan and Russia signed the _____ __ __________.

• _____ emerged from the war as the strongest naval power in the Pacific and it challenged the United States for influence in the region.

Treaty of Portsmouth

Japan

B. Strained Relations

• During the Russo-Japanese War, Japanese immigration to the United States, especially to _________, increased.

California

C. The “Great White Fleet”• In 1907, President Roosevelt sent ___ new white battleships on a cruise around the world to display America’s naval power, known as the “_____ _____ _____.”

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Great WhiteFleet

Great White Fleet