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history vocabU12-L5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dollar Diplomacy | the U.S. policy urged by President Taft of using private investment in other nations to promote American diplomatic goals and business interests |
| Lansing-Ishii Agreement | an agreement between the U.S. and Japan that recognized Japanese interests in Chinese Manchuria |
| Lodge Corollary | an extension of the Roosevelt Corollary stating that the U.S. would prevent any non-American foreign corporations from acquiring land in the Western Hemisphere |
| Moral Diplomacy | a foreign policy approach pursued by President Woodrow Wilson by which the United States bases its support to other countries on whether they share similar principles and values as the United States |
| Moral Imperative | an action motivated by strongly held principles or values |
| Punitive Expedition | a U.S. Army operation led by General George Pershing that involved entering Mexico in a failed attempt to capture Pancho Villa |
| Exceptionalism | the belief that a particular country or region is superior to others |
| Interventionist | a person who supports American intervention in the affairs of other countries |
| Noninterventionist | a person who opposes American intervention in the affairs of other countries |
| alliances | formal agreements between nations for mutual support in case of war |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination triggered World War I |
| imperialism | a national policy of expanding power by taking control of other lands and peoples |
| militarism | glorifying the military, resulting in an aggressive preparedness for war |
| militarization | buildup of military forces and armaments in preparation for war |
| nationalism | a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or groups |
| neutrality | the quality or state of being neutral; especially: refusal to take part in a war between other powers |
| preparedness campaign | steps a country takes to ready itself for war, including collecting weapons and strengthening armed forces |
| RMS Lusitania | British passenger ship that was attacked by a German submarine in 1915 |
| Triple Alliance | pre-World War I secret agreement among Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| Triple Entente | pre-World War I alliance among Britain, France, and Russia |
| unrestricted submarine warfare | a naval strategy in which submarines attack ships without warning; first seen during World War I |
| Zimmerman telegram | a secret communication between Germany and Mexico in 1917; pushed the United States from neutrality to engagement during World War I |
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