Vocabulary

Isolationist - An American who wanted the US to stay out of World affairs. Expansionism - Policy of extending a nationÂ’s boundaries. Treaty of Kanagawa - An 1854 treaty between Japan and the US that opened up ports to American trade in Japan. Annex - To add on or take over. Imperialism - Policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions. Racism - Belief that one race is superior to another. Great White Fleet - Name for the steam-powered ships of the enlarged and modernized American Navy of the early 1900Â’s. Sphere of influence - Area where a nation had special trading privileges. Open Door Policy - Policy issued by Secretary of state John Hay in 1899 that allowed a nation to trade in any other nationÂ’s sphere of influence in China. Boxer Rebellion - Uprising in China against westerners and western influences in 1900.
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Reconcentration - Policy of moving large numbers of people into camps for political or military purposes. Atrocity - Act of cruelty and brutality. Yellow Journalism - News reporting, often biased or untrue, that relies on sensational stories and headlines. Spanish-American War - War between Spain and the US in 1898 Rough Riders - Nickname for a military unit organized by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War. Buffalo Soldiers - Nickname for the African American members of the 9th and 10th cavalries during the Spanish-American War. Platt Amendment - Amendment to the 1902 Cuban constitution that allowed the US to intervene in Cuba. Protectorate - Nation whose patience is limited by the control of a more powerful country. Foraker Act - Law passed by Congress in 1900 under which the US gave Puerto RicanÂ’s a limited say in government.
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Isthmus - Narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land. Corollary - Addition to an earlier stated principle. Roosevelt Corollary - Statement by Theodore Roosevelt that the US had a right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order. Dollar Diplomacy - President TaftÂ’s policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America. Moral diplomacy - President WilsonÂ’s policy of condemning imperialism, spreading democracy, and promoting peace.
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