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Ch 17
Becoming a World Power
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11th Grade
10/05/2011

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Imperialism
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pilcy by a stronger to attempt to create an empire by dominating weaker nations economically, politically, culturally, or militarily
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nationalism
Definition
devotion to one's nation
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annex
Definition
to join or attach, as in the joining of a new territory to an existing country
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banana republic
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to used to describe a Central American nation dominated by United States business interests
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arbitration
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settlement of a dispute by a person or a panel chosen to listen to both sides and come to a decision
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jingoism
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a feeling of strong national pride and desire for an aggressive foreign policy
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Platt Amendment
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an addition to the 1900 Cuban constitution by the American government that gave the US the right to establish naval bases in Cuba and to intervene in Cuban affairs whenever necessary 
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sphere of influence
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an area of economic and political control exerted by one nation over another nation or other nations
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Open Door Policy
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American approach to China around 1900, favoring open trade relations between China and other nations
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Concession
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a grant for a piece of land in exchange for a promise to use the land for a specific purpose
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Roosevelt Corollary
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President Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine in which he asserted the right of the United States to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations
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dollar diplomacy
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President Taft's policy of encouraging American investment in foreign economies
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racism
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belief that differences in characteristic or intelligence are due to one's race; asserting the superiority of one race over another or others
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compulsory
Definition
required
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Great White Fleet
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a force of US Navy ships that undertook a world cruise in 1907
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