| A | B |
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| Isolationism | Belief that the US should stay out of world affairs. |
| Moral diplomacy | President Wilson’s policy of condemning imperialism, spreading democracy, and promoting peace |
| Treaty of Kanagawa | An 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that opened up ports to American trade in Japan. |
| Annex | To add on, or to take over. |
| Imperialism | Policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions. |
| Racism | The belief that one race is superior to another. |
| Great White Fleet | Name for the steam-powered ships of the enlarged and modernized American Navy of the early 1900s. |
| Sphere of influence | Area where a nation had special trading privileges |
| Open Door Policy | Policy issued by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 that allowed a nation to trade in any other nation's Sphere of influence |
| Boxer Rebellion | Uprising in China against Westerners and Western influence in the 1900s |
| Reconcentration | Policy of moving large numbers of people into camps for political or military purposes. |
| Atrocity | An act of cruelty or brutality. |
| Yellow journalism | News reporting, often biased or untrue that relies on sensational stories and headlines. |
| Spanish American War | War between Spain and the United States in 1989. |
| Rough Riders | Nickname for a military unit organized by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War. |
| Buffalo Soldiers | The 9th and 10th cavalry units composed of African Americans who fought bravely at San Juan Hill. |
| Platt Amendment | Amendment to the 1902 Cuban constitution that allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba. |
| Protectorate | Nation whose independence is limited by the control of a more powerful country. |
| Foraker Act | Law passed by congress in 1900 under which the United States gave Puerto Ricans a limited say in government. |
| Isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| Roosevelt Corollary | statement by Theodore Roosevelt that the United States had a right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order |
| Dollar diplomacy | President Taft’s policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America |
| Expansionism | Belief that America should extend its boundaries. |
