| A | B |
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| isolationism | a national policy of avioiding involvement in world affairs. |
| expansionism | a policy that calls for expanding a nation's boudaries |
| imperialism | the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nations |
| annexation | bringing an area under the control of a larger country |
| spheres of influence | section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special nights and powers |
| Open Door policy | a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nation's spheres of influence |
| yellow journalism | writing which exaggerates sensational, dramatic, and gruesome events to attract readers named for stories that were poular during the late 1800's a type of sensational, biased and often false reporting |
| armistice | a temporary peace agreement to end fighting |
| protectorate | a country that is technically independent, but is actually under the control of another country |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| anarchy | disorder and lawlessness |
| dollar diplomacy | a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests abroad |
