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AmHII Unit 3
vocabulary Unit 3
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History
11th Grade
03/13/2015

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Imperialism
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Taking over a weaker country in order to control it
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Open Door Policy
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The United States' foreign policy whose objective was to trade with China
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Spanish-American War
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War between Spain and America. America won and gained possession of Guam, Puerto Rico and The Philippines
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Dollar Diplomacy
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A U.S. foreign policy where foreign investment was used to promote American interests
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Moral Diplomacy
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A U.S. foreign policy where the goal was to spread democracy and the American way of life to other countries
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary whose assassination was a major cause of World War I
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Triple Entente
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Russia, France, and Great Britain
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League of Nations
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One of the most important points of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points.  It established a multi-national organization to help keep world peace.
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Treaty of Versailles
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Treaty that ended World War I
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Militarism
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The building up of a nation's military in preparation for war
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