America Becomes World Power Flashcard Review

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Building an empire by taking over other nations or founding colonies.

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Imperialism

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Avoiding involvement with the affairs of other countries.

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Isolationism

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This senator arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. Initially, it was considered a folly.

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William H. Seward

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Biased or misleading information that is used to promote a cause.

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Propaganda

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Showing a sense of pride, or loyalty, to a particular country.

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Nationalism

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News stories in which the truth was exaggerated, or colored, in order to gain readers' attention.

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Yellow Journalism

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This helped convince Anti-Imperialists to go to war with Spain by stating the United States had no interest in taking over Cuba.

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Teller Amendment

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This allowed the United States to make Cuba their 'puppet.' This limited Cuba's right to make treaties and permitted U.S. involvement in Cuba's affairs.

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Platt Amendment

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This person created a policy that was coined Corollary, which warned that in cases of "wrongdoing" by Latin American countries, the United States might enforce "international police power."

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Theodore Roosevelt

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This person introduced dollar diplomacy, the practice of influencing governments through economic, not military, intervention.

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William Howard Taft