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22 US History Vocab words

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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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