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Imperialism Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | the policy of one nation gaining control over other lands and using them to build an empire |
| Isolationist | a person or country that wants to stay out of the political affairs of other countries |
| Annex | to add or take possession of a smaller country |
| Yellow journalism | the publishing of exaggerated or made-up news stories to attract readers and influence their ideas |
| Foreign policy | the way a country deals with other countries |
| Corollary | an addition to a document |
| Protectorate | a country that is partly controlled and protected by a more powerful country |
| Provisional government | temporary government |
| Empire | a group of countries or regions that are controlled by a stronger country |
| Expansionism | policy of extending a nation’s borders |
| Monroe Doctrine | President Monroe’s foreign policy statement that warned European nations to stay out of Latin America |
| Roosevelt Corollary | TR’s addition to the Monroe Doctrine that said Europe couldn’t interfere with Latin America, but the US could (to keep “law & order”) |
| Domestic policy | decisions that a country makes that directly affect the people living within its borders |