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expansionism, Soviet
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
expansionism, Soviet a policy of military, strategic, economic, and ideological...World , and invaded Afghanistan in 1979. The postwar era of Soviet expansionism ended with Mikhail Gorbachev 's policy of glasnost , which was designed...
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Insular Cases
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...disagreement about the constitutional issues under-lying American expansionism. The "incorporation" approach emerged as a central doctrine...The Insular Cases: The Role of the Judiciary in American Expansionism. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, 1982. Ramos...
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Open Door Policy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...national reorganization in the Far East. First Cycle of Expansionism The first cycle of open door activity developed through the...William McKinley's administration, 1898. Second Cycle of Expansionism The second cycle of expansionist development sprang from...
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National Park System
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...the national park ideal. Concerned at the rapid decimation of indigenous peoples and wildlife brought about by westward expansionism, Catlin proposed the creation of "A nation's park, containing man and beast, in all the wild and freshness of their...
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Eisenhower Doctrine
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Congress voted its approval two months later. The Eisenhower Doctrine defined itself as a defensive move to contain Soviet expansionism, but response from the governments of the Middle East was mixed. Jordan and Lebanon welcomed the declaration. Egypt and...
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Marshall Plan
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
...foreign trade, and it dispensed over $13 billion between 1948 and 1951. It was also designed to contain Soviet and communist expansionism. It was a predecessor of NATO and the Atlantic alliance. The USSR declined to participate in the program and subsequently...
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League of Nations
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
...international cooperation and achieve international peace and security. It was powerless to stop Italian, German, and Japanese expansionism leading to World War II , and was replaced by the United Nations in 1945. It included provisions for arbitrating international...
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Washington Conference
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...discussions resulted in a ten-year moratorium on capital-ship construction. The Washington Conference successfully placed restraints on both the naval arms race and Japanese expansionism, but by the 1930s both problems broke out afresh.
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Shivaji
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...to expand Maratha territory. He had himself crowned raja in 1674; during his reign he enforced religious toleration throughout the Maratha empire and blocked Mogul expansionism by forming an alliance with the sultans in the south.
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Morocco
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...and became the target for French and Spanish imperial ambitions. In the early 20th century, German opposition to French expansionism produced serious international crises in 1905 and 1911 which almost resulted in war. In 1912 it was divided between a French...
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