Westward Expansion Vocabulary

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Ideology

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Set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party

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Expansion

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Act of becoming a bigger territory or economy

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Manifest Destiny

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The idea that the United States is to expand and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire continent

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Imperialism

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Process by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world

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Foreign Policy

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A Country’s strategy in dealing with other nations.

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Diplomacy

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The work of maintaining good relations between the governments of different countries

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Domestic Policy

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Plans and actions taken by a government to deal with issues within the country itself.

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Sectionalism

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To be more concerned with the interests of your region than with the problems and interests of the whole country

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Secession

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The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent

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Homefront

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What is going on in the home country while that country's soldiers are away fighting a war