| A | B |
| racism | A belief that differences in character or intelligence are due to one's race |
| compulsory | required |
| Great White Fleet | The ships sent aroud the world by T. Roosevelt to demonstrate the US impressive naval power ( these ships were painted white) |
| concession | a grant for a piece of land in exchange for a promis to use the land for a specific purpose |
| Roosevelt Corollary | An attachment to the Monroe Doctrine that further explained the intention of the US to protect its interests without controlling other countries |
| dollar diplomacy | Begun by William Howard Taft, provided money by investing in foreign economies |
| arbitration | this means to settle a dispute by a person chosen by both sides to help come to a decision |
| jingoism | intense burst of national pride and the desire for an agressive foreign policy( term taken from an English song) |
| spheres of influence | areas of economic and political control |
| Open Door policy | A term used to discrib the ability of ALL countries to have acess to a countries consumers |
| nationalism | devotion or love of ones nation (country) |
| banana republic | term used to describe Central America who exported large quanities of bananas |
| annex | to join or (add to) in this case new territory to an existing country |
| imperialism | the extending of control and extend power dominion or territories of a nation |