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US Hist Vocab

22 US History Vocab words

Question	Answer
IMPERIALISM	Policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economical & political affairs of weaker countries or regions.
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS	Matter of business having to do with one's home, family or country
FOLLY	Something foolish or a mistake
ISTHMUS	A narrow piece of land that connects two bigger pieces of land.
TREATY	An agreement between two or more nations, having to do with trade or cooperation.
RAW MATERIALS	Material that is still in its natrual or original state before it is changed in making a product.
EXPANSIONISM	Policy of extending a nations boundaries, trade, and influnce
ISOLATIONISM	Policy of having little to do with political affairs of foreign countries.
TRADE	Voluntary exchange of goods or services.
COMPETETION	The act of competing; a rivalry
FOREIGN AFFAIRS	Matter of business outside of a person's country or region
STRAIT	A narrow waterway that connects to larger bodies of water
IMMIGRATION	The process of people coming in to a new country by leaving their old country.
ANNEX	To take possession of or to add on
PRIMARY SOURCE	First hand account of an event by someone who actually saw the event or lived through it.
INDUSTRIALIZATION	The process of becoming industrialized (using machines to manufacter goods)
SECONDARY SOURCE	A second hand account of an event by someone who heard about it or studied it.
AGARIAN	Based on farming or agriculture
DESTINY	Fate, or the way things are supposed to be - no matter what
CESSION	The act of giving up land because of a lost war
CONTUGIOUS	Places that are connected

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US Hist Vocab

22 US History Vocab words