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15 Cards in this Set
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commonwealth
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a territory, state, or nation that rules itself
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revolt
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fight against the government or people in power
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yellow journalism
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exciting but untrue stories printed by a newspaper to attract more readers & sell mote papers
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descendents
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a person that comes from a certain ancestor
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debate
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discussion where several points of view/opinions are presented
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Open Door Policy
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the American idea in the early 1900s that all nations should be allowed to use any of China's ports
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refuel
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to take on a freash supply of fuel
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naval
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having to do with a navy
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rebellion
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fight against the government or people in power
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Manifest Destiny
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the belief that we should control all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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spheres of influence
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an area of a nation controlled by another nation (in China that was controlled by a European nation of Japan)
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annexed
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to take and add to or attach to something larger
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world power
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a major country whose actions affect other countries
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expansionism
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the desire to gain more land & increase the size of your nation
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isolationist
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a nation that avoids economic or political dealings with oter countries
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