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Quiz 10
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| Word | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Annex | to attach new territory to an existing area |
| Boxer Rebellion | rebellion in China against foreign occupation |
| Colony | a settlement of people n a distant land who are ruled by a government of their native land |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Taft's policy of encouraging american investment in latin america |
| Economic Nationalism | policies focussing on imporving the economy of one's nation |
| Fourteen points | Wilson's policy after WWI for peaceful coexistence |
| Gentlemen's Agreement | informal agreement between the us and japan, limiting japanese immigration |
| Imperialism | one country taking over another country or area for political and economic gains |
| Jingoism | agressive nationalism |
| League of Nations | proposed and formed after WWI by WIlson, a place where countries to talk about differences not fight |
| Monroe Doctrine | Monroe's policy to Western nations not to interfere with the newly independent Latin American countries |
| Open Door Policy | policy dealing with china, an aceess for all nations to trade with China |
| Propaganda | spreading of ideas or beliefs that help a particular cause and hurt an opposing cause |
| Protectorate | a belief in policies that favor the protection of domestically produced goods |
| Red Scare | America's fear and suspicion of a communist take over in the U.S |
| Roosevelt Corollary | expansion of the Monroe Doctrine which gave the us the right to intervene in latin america to preserve law and order |
| Selective Service Act | military draft in the us |
| Self-Determination | the right of a nationalist group to own their own territories and thei own forms of govt. |
| Social Darwinism | the belief that the strong will survive, survival of the fittest |
| Yellow journalism | sensationalizing stories by newspapers, used in the spanish american war |
| Yellow Peril | derogatory term implying that asian people threatend the way of life of americans |