Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

22 US History Vocab words

        Help!  

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  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: pamdraper
Popular U.S. History sets