Question 1

A nations policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

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isolationism

Question 2

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.

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imperialism

Question 3

extending a country's national boundaries (Manifest Destiny)

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expansionism

Question 4

temporary government

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provisional government

Question 5

In China, areas of privileged access to ports and markets for trade.

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spheres of influence

Question 6

A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out

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Boxer Rebellion

Question 7

the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers

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yellow journalism

Question 8

A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898.

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Spanish American War

Question 9

an agreement to stop fighting

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armistice

Question 10

a country under the control of a different country

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protectorate

Question 11

1901 - gave the US a base in cuba and the permission for troops to intervent and consent to treaties

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platt amendment

Question 12

land that belongs to a nation but is not a state and is not represented in the national government

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territories

Question 13

narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas

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isthmus

Question 14

In 1904 Roosevelt said the United States had the right to act as a "policeman" in Latin America.

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Roosevelt Corollary ("Big Stick Diplomacy")

Question 15

lack of government; chaos

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anarchy

Question 16

President Taft's policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America

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dollar diplomacy

Question 17

President Wilson's policy of condemning imperialism, spreading democracy, and promoting peace

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moral diplomacy

Question 18

human-made waterway linking the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama

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Panama Canal

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