vocab

Question 1

annexation

Answer 1

The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation.

Question 2

anti-imperialism

Answer 2

To be against expansion of a nation overseas or colonies

Question 3

assimilation

Answer 3

The process of adapting, adjusting and accepting the culture of a group or nation

Question 4

economics

Answer 4

The study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices

Question 5

expansionism

Answer 5

The policy of territorial or economic expansion.

Question 6

idealism

Answer 6

The U.S foreign policy that focuses on moral values of right V.S wrong and the spread of American ideals of democracy and capitalism.

Question 7

imperialism

Answer 7

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Question 8

interventionism

Answer 8

direct involvement by one country in another country’s affairs

Question 9

Isolationism

Answer 9

A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

Question 10

Military

Answer 10

having to do with soldiers, weapons or war

Question 11

National interest

Answer 11

A set of goals (political, economic and military) that a country considers important.

Question 12

paternalism

Answer 12

viewing people as child-like, giving them no rights, making decisions for their own well being.

Question 13

politics

Answer 13

working towards into a position of power or control in a government