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Unit 5 Lesson 14
Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monroe Doctrine | President James Monroe's declaration in 1823 that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization |
| liberated | to free |
| neutrality | a policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries |
| isolationism | a policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries |
| embargo | a government order that forbids trade with another country |
| blockade | a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out |
| cease | to stop doing something |
| pursue | to follow, as in a goal or purpose |
| signify | to mean or represent |