Q2 Benchmark Vocabulary Review

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Assimilate

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To make a person change who they are to become part of the group

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What is the term for the use of sensational, often exaggerated news stories in newspapers or other publications to attract readers?

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Yellow Journalism

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What is the term for the policy of avoiding involvement in other nations' affairs?

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Isolationism

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What is the term for the practice of building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations?

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Imperialism

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What is the term for President Theodore Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine, declaring that the United States would police affairs in the Western Hemisphere to keep Europeans from intervening in the region?

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Roosevelt Corollary

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What is the term for strong pride in one's country, a belief that your country is better than all the others?

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Nationalism

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What is the term for deciding not to support one alliance over another, staying out of foreign activity?

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Neutrality

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What is the term for WWI military strategy of defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches?

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Trench Warfare

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Tenement

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Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings

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What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

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Urbanization