the expansion of a nation’s authority over other nations through the acquisition of land and/or the imposition of economic and political domination.

An ideology that seeks to apply biological concepts of Darwinism or evolutionary theory to sociology and politics, often under the assumption that conflict between societal groups leads to social progress, as superior groups surpass inferior ones.

the idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.

Acquiring possession of a piece of land or a country, usually by force or without permission

In international relations (and history), a sphere of influence is a region within one country over which another country claims certain exclusive rights.

An uprising in northern China against the spread of Western

and Japanese influence there.

a region within one country over which another country

claims certain exclusive rights.

The United States aquired Alaska from which nation?

Industrialized nations needed a steady supply of raw materials, such as

What did the United States aquire from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase?

Trench Warfare is where soldiers fight in...

Journalism based on sensationalism and crude exaggerations during this period was known as _______.

Nations of the western hemisphere were not open to colonization, and the U.S. would preserve order & protect life in those countries is part of _____.