"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 10

This list focuses on how America claims an empire (Unit 3, Chapter 10).

Here are links to all the chapters in Unit 3, Modern America Emerges: Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11

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  1. imperialism
    a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
  2. expansion
    the act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
  3. superiority
    displaying a sense of being better than others
  4. folly
    a stupid mistake
  5. guerrilla
    a member of an irregular army that fights a stronger force
  6. sensational
    causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
  7. exaggerated
    represented as greater than is true or reasonable
  8. journalism
    the profession of reporting or editing news stories
  9. dominion
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  10. occupy
    march aggressively into a territory by military force
  11. presence
    the act of being in a place
  12. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  13. protectorate
    a state or territory partly controlled by a stronger state
  14. impose
    inflict something unpleasant
  15. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  16. revolt
    organized opposition to authority
  17. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  18. sphere
    the area over which a nation has power or control
  19. policy
    argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
  20. protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by officials
  21. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  22. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  23. missionary
    someone who attempts to convert others to a doctrine
  24. diplomacy
    negotiation between nations
  25. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
  26. oppressive
    marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
  27. regime
    the governing authority of a political unit
  28. recognition
    the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government
  29. withdrawal
    the act of pulling back
  30. reprisal
    a retaliatory action against an enemy
  31. invasion
    the act of marching aggressively into another's territory
  32. dominance
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  33. isthmus
    a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
  34. canal
    long and narrow strip of water for boats or for irrigation
  35. strategic
    highly important to or an integral part of a plan of action
Created on Wed Nov 16 14:16:09 EST 2016 (updated Fri Nov 18 13:06:10 EST 2016)

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