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History Vocab 10-18
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Term | Definition |
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expansionism | acquiring land at the expense of others |
imperialism | colonizing land already occupied by other nations |
neo-colonialism | colonialism not using military force but economic pressure |
manifest destiny | westward expansion of the US under the belief of divine right |
Monroe Doctrine | the policy saying that Europeans should not meddle in the Western Hemisphere |
Turner Thesis | theory that America loses its identity after the completion of Westward Expansion |
insular cases | limits the right of people in US territories |
American Exceptionalism | the belief that the US is better than other countries |