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9409908921manifest destinythe united state's goal to include land all the way from the atlantic to the pacific0
9409908922monroe doctrinedescribed the isolationist policy; warned against european meddling in the americas1
9409908923emancipation proclamationdue to the north's victory, it was issued to declare freedom for all slaves in the united states2
9409908925mexican warresisting america's hold and intervention in mexico3
9409908926spanish american warstarted when the U.S. joined spain's last colonies to help them fight for their independence4
9409908928romanticisman important movement in arts and literature which emphasized the importance of and tried to reach human emotion5
9409908936regionalismidentity with a particular region rather than a large area6
9409908937caudillosindependent military leaders with large personal followers7
9409908938charles darwin(for evolution) argued that all living species had evolved from earlier species through time as they adapted to changes in the environment8
9409908939sigmund freudviennese physician; greatly altered psychology and related fields with his theories of the irrational, subconscious mind9
9409908940la reformaa movement that aimed to limit the power of the military and the church in the name of equality, or "land and liberty"10
9409908941benito juarezseized land from the church and other elites to redistribute to commoners11
9409908942porfirio diazpromoted the interests of large land owners, wealthy merchants, and foreign investors (mainly U.S. businessmen)12
9409955785federalist systempowers are shared by the central government and it sub-units13
9409960293isolationismideology adopted by Americans that encouraged staying out of European affairs14
9409987048Dominion of Canadathe joining of Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into one country15
9409992440Andrew JacksonMilitary general known for his ability to inspire devotion from his men and his impatience with civilian authorities.16
9410060452parliamentary v. presidential systemprime minister instead of a strong president17
9410064325personalist rulerscharismatic men who led through the force of their personalities18
9410106787Washington's Farewell AddressSpeech laying the ground work for isolationist foreign policy in the U.S.19
9410249357Juan Manual de RosasCaudillo who rose to power from the Pampas in Argentina20

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