US History 2 Name: Review Guide: Chapter 23: Becoming a World Power Review on Quizlet: quizlet.com/_gl5la 1. Isolationism: policy of having little to do with political affairs of foreign nations. 2. Expansionism: policy of extending a nation’s boundaries 3. Annex: to add on 4. Imperialism: policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions 5. sphere of influence: area in which a foreign nation had special trading privileges and made laws for its own citizens. 6. yellow journalism: sensational style of reporting used by some newspapers in the late 1800s. 7. armistice: agreement to stop fighting 8. protectorate: nation whose independences is limited by the control of a more powerful country. 9. isthmus: narrow strip of land 10. dollar diplomacy: policy of building economic ties to Latin America in the early 1900s 11. moral diplomacy: foreign policy proposed by President Wilson to condemn imperialism, spread democracy and promote peace.