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History Alive Chapter 12
Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation
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8th Grade
04/07/2011

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neutrality
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a policy of not choosing sides in a war or dispute between two other countries
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isolationism
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a policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries
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embargo
Definition
a government order that stops merchant ships from leaving or entering a country's ports
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blockade
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a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out
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secretary of state
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the head of the state department, who oversees matters relating to foreign countries
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doctrine
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a statement of official government policy, especially in foreign affairs
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