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Unit 1 progressive
American History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diplomacy | Activity or skill managing international relationships |
| Monroe Doctrine | Created by James Monroe a document for opposing European colonialism in 1823 |
| Panama Canal | canal created by Teddy Roosevelt Built 1904-1914 |
| The society of Harmonious Fist | Secret Chinese organization |
| Open Door Policy | All countries able to trade with China. gave away land for trade.Supported by roosevelt. |
| Audacious | being bold |
| Filament | Long thin fiber object |
| Irrevocable | Can't take back |
| Molten | Liquid steel |
| Rogue | Doing your own thing |
| Tenement | Living quarters |
| Unscrupulous | Not honest |
| Veritable | Authentic |
| neutrality act | banned munitions exports to belligerents and restricted American travel on belligerent ships |
| Blitzkrieg | an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory |
| Maginot | line of concrete fortifications, obstacles, and weapon installations built by France |
| Luftwaffe | generic German term for an air force. It was also the official name for the Nazi air force |
| Holocaust | A series of killing many and many of Jews for really no reason |
| lend- lease act | U.S. government could lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed |
| Embargo | an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country |
| December 7th 1941 | Bombing of pearl harbor |