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chapter 22 6th grade Causey

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isolationism   a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs  
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expansionism   a policy that calls for expanding a nation's boundaries  
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imperialism   the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nations  
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annexation   bringing an area under the control of a larger country  
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spheres of influence   section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers  
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Open Door Policy   a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations's spheres of influence  
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Yellow Journalism   writing which exaggerates sensational, dramatic, and gruesome events to attract readers, named for stories that were popular during the late 1800s; a type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting  
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armistice   a temporary peace agreement to end fighting  
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protectorate   a country that is technically independent, but is actually under the control of another country  
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isthmus   a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas  
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anarchy   disorder and lawlessness  
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dollar diplomacy   a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interest abroad  
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Treaty of Kanagawa   began American involvement in Asia  
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Imperialism   This was driven by the search for materials and markets  
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Seward   pictured a canal across Central America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean  
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$7.2 million   How much did Seward pay Russia to buy Alaska in a treaty he signed in 1867  
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Seward's Folly   the purchase of Alaska  
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Josiah Strong   He proposed an imperialsim of righteousness  
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Alfred Mahan   He called for an elargement of the Navy  
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James G. Blaine   He was responsible for establishing the Pan-American Union  
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