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Exam- APUSH AMSCO Chapter 20 Key Terms 100%Solved
William Seward Correct-served as secretary of state for Lincoln and Johnson; most
influential secretary of state since John Quincy Adams; helped prevent Great Britain and
France from entering the war on the side of the Confederacy; led the drive to annex Midway
Island in the Pacific; gained rights to build a canal in Nicaragua; purchased Alaska; failed to
convince Congress to annex Hawaii and to purchase the Danish West Indies
French in Mexico Correct-Napoleon III (nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte) sent French
troops to occupy Mexico during the Civil War; 1865 - Seward invoked the Monroe Doctrine
and threatened US military action unless the French withdrew
Alaska Purchase (1867) Correct-Russia and Great Britain both claimed the territory of
Alaska. Russia assumed control and established a colony for seal hunting and area became an
economic burden because of the threat of a British takeover; Alaska purchased in 1867 by
Congress because of Seward's lobbying and an appreciation of Russian support during the
Civil War
Pan Correct-American Conference - representatives from various nations of the Western
Hemisphere decided to create a permanent organization for international cooperation on
trade and other issues
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James Blaine Correct-Harrison's secretary of state, hoped to bring about reductions in
tariff rates in the Pan-American conference, not achieved
Venezuela boundary dispute Correct-between Venezuela and the British colony of Guiana.
US argued that the Monroe Doctrine applied to the situation so the US could be involved, and
if British did not arbitrate, the US would back up its argument with military force, the British
agree with demands. (arbitrators ruled mainly in favor of Britain anyway)
Cleveland and Olney Correct-settled Venezuela boundary dispute
Hawaii Correct-expansionists coveted these islands; C Cleveland opposed efforts to annex,
but outbreak of war i the Philippines gave Congress and President McKinley the pretext to
complete annexation in 1898
Queen Liliuokalani Correct-Hawaiian monarch who was overthrown by American settlers
in 1893
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