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CH Chapter 13 Vocab
American Heritage Chapter 13 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Isolationism | Political ideology that favored not becoming entangled with European powers, either as friend or foe, but did favor robust trade relations with a variety of partners |
| Monroe Doctrine | Ideology of James Monroe in which any aggressive move by a European power in the Western Hemisphere would be regarded as a challenge and affront to the United States |
| National Self-interest | An approach to foreign policy that places the value and interests of one’s own country above that of others. Unlike individual self-interest that promotes cooperation and exchange in a market, national self-interest tends to be aggressive and destructive |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that American expansion of an Empire of Liberty through the Western Hemisphere was justified by the benefits of bringing the American way of life to acquired territories |
| Jingoism | An aggressive style of bragging by European governments that helped bring about World War I |
| Cold War | The armed stalemate of the United States and the Soviet Union during the latter half of the 20th century; it was portrayed as a war of freedom versus tyranny, of democracy versus totalitarianism, of capitalism versus communism |
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