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Media studies
History vocab - unit 2
Question | Answer | Sentence |
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Tariff | a tax on goods brought into a country for sale | They raised the tariff on fuel oil. |
Annexation | the addition of land to a country | Annexation meant that the Unitied States would take control of Hawaii. |
Guerrilla war | a method of warfare without the formal organization of an army or regular military tactics | |
Isthmus | a narrow strip of land that joins two larger pieces of land. | There is an isthmus between North and South America. |
Sphere of influence | an area in which the political interests of one country is predominant | The moon is within the Earth's sphere of influence. |
imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or authority of one nation over others by territorial acquisition or through economic or political dominance. | |
Yellow press | newspapers that sensationalize the news. | The yellow press fed Americans' concern over the Cuban revolution. |
Front | areas where a war is fought |