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Ch. 20 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Isolationism | Avoiding involvement in other countries' affairs |
| Imperialism | Building empires by imposing political and economic control over people around the world |
| Sphere of Influence | areas where another nation has economic and political control |
| Reconcentration | forced movement of large numbers of people into detention camps for military or political reasons. |
| Protectorate | an independent country whose policies are controlled by an outside power. |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land. |
| Corollary | a logical extension of a doctrine or proposition |
| Dollar Diplomacy | a policy based on the idea that economic ties were the best way to expand American influence. |