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Expansionism & WWI
Term | Definition |
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Buffalo Soldiers | African American soldiers who served in the war against the Native Americans on the Great Plains and later served in the Spanish-American War |
alliance | an agreement among nations to defend each other |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas |
League of Nations | an international organization formed in 1919 to prevent wars |
Rough Riders | the volunteer fighting force led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War |
yellow journalism | false, exaggerated writing meant to sell more newspapers and influence readers |
isolationism | a policy to not get involved in the affairs of other countries |
imperialism | the practice of gaining power by taking over foreign countries and ruling them |