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Unit 3
American History II Unit 3
Term | Definition |
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Imperialism | a system where the mother country uses force to take over a smaller country |
Manifest Destiny | the idea that America had the right to settle the land from sea to shining sea |
Open Door Policy | the American policy that opened China for free trade with countries in the Western hemisphere |
Spanish-American War | This is the war that America was involved in which gave the U.S. control over the Philippines |
Dollar Diplomacy | This was the American system that helped build alliances by using foreign investment |
Archduke Francis Ferdinand | This was the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne who was assassinated in 1914; this was a leading cause of WWI |
The Zimmerman Telegram | This document was supposedly sent to Mexico saying that Germany wanted Mexico to attack America |
Neutrality | At the beginning of World War I, this was Woodrow Wilson's policy regarding America |