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Vocabulary – Chapter 22 imperialism – the practice of extending a nation’s power by starting colonies and conquering other nations isolationism – the policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries spheres of influence – an area where powerful countries control the trade and natural resources of another nation Open Door Policy – a policy established in 1899 by the United States that all nations should have equal access to trade in China. (proposed by John Hay) Boxer Rebellion – a rebellion by Chinese nationalists who were angry at foreign control of large parts of China yellow journalism -- reporting about scandals, crime, and gossip with stories that were often exaggerated or even untrue in order to sell more newspapers Teller Amendment --1898 resolution of Congress that stated that the United States Had no interest in taking control of Cuba Anti-imperialist League – Americans who were opposed to imperialism and to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War Platt Amendment – limited Cuba’s right to make treaties and allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs Panama Canal – completed in 1914, it is artificial waterway built by the United States across the isthmus of Panama. (Disease was a problem during construction) Roosevelt Corollary – Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 addition to the Monroe Doctrine declaring that the United States had the right to intervene in Central and South America in order to keep the peace dollar diplomacy – influencing the governments of Central and South America through economic control, not military control Mexican Revolution – a series of revolutions that took place in Mexico between 1910 and 1920 Isthmus – A narrow strip of land connecting to larger bodies of land.