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Ch. 22 USimperialism
Chapter 22 - US imperialism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| annex | to add |
| sphere of influence | a region of a country where a foreign power had special trading rights |
| Open Door policy | each foreign nation in China could trade freely in each others sphere of influence |
| yellow journalism | sensationalized, sometimes fictionalized reporting intended to designed to sell papers and stir emotions |
| Panama Canal | cut the time it took to get from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans |
| speak softly and carry a big stick | Theodore Roosevelt's policy to negotiate with other countries, but to use their military if countries didn't do what they wanted |
| imperialism | one nation's controlling the political, social and economic life in another territory |
| Monroe Doctrine | The US morning that Europe should not attempt to establish new colonies in North or South America |