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Social Studeis Vocab
8th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Open Door Policy Pg. 292 10.1 | A declaration that was made by U.S Secretary of State John Hay that all nations should have equal access. |
| Boxer Rebellion Pg. 292 10.1 | Revolt in which Chinese nationalists also known as the Boxers attacked foreigners in order to stop outside involvement. |
| Isolationism Pg. 289 10.1 | Policy of avoiding involvement in other nation's affairs. |
| Imperialism Pg. 288 10.1 | The policy or practice of extending power by acquiring territory around the globe or exploiting (“use”) weaker nations to serve national interests. |
| Expansionism | The policy of territorial or economic expansion. |
| Bias | |
| Plausibility | |
| Perspective | |
| Sourcing | |
| Colonozation | |
| Liliuokalani | Queen Liliuokalani Queen of the Hawaiian Islands; opposed the annexation of Hawaii to the US; became Queen after King Kalakaua died in 1891. In 1893, she was kicked out of the government; Hawaii was desperately needed as a naval base |
| Foreign Policy (notes) | The policies and actions of a country in regards to other countries. |
| Collective Security (notes) | The policy and practice of working with other countries to influence affairs. |
| Sphere of Interest 10.1 and notes | A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority. |
| Seward's Folly Pg. 289 and notes | the transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia. |
| Yellow Journalism 10.2 Pg. 294 | Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. |
| Jingo (notes) | Someone with a attitude of aggressive nationalism. |
| Rough Riders 10.2 Pg. 296 | The Rough Riders were a diverse group of volunteer cavalry soldiers who served during the Spanish-American War in 1898. |
| Nationalism (Notes) | A desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture, history, language, etc.) to form a separate and independent nation of their own |
| Primary Source ( Notes) | An artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study. |
| Secondary Source (Notes) | Any source about an event, period, or issue in history that was produced after that event, period or issue has passed. |
| De Lome Letter (Notes) | A letter written by Spaniard Enrique De Lome that was intercepted by the US. The letter mocked the US president McKinley, calling him "weak" |
| Platt Amendement 10.2 Pg 298 | An Amendment that mapped out the conditions between Cuba and the United States around the time of the Spanish-American War. |
| Emilio Aguinaldo (notes) | Was a Filipino general who played an important role in the Philippine Revolution against Spain, and later led Filipino insurgent soldiers against American forces. |
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