expansionism
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Many Mexicans tend to sympathize with Cuba because of historic concerns about U.S. expansionism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Later it became standard fare she studied in high school: the engineering feat connecting two oceans, a formative adventure in American expansionism, an early notch on Teddy Roosevelt’s belt.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
The US marked its diplomatic presence at the presidential country retreat by brokering a thaw in the relationship of the two pacific nations in the face of growing Chinese expansionism.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2023
His expansionism, bluster and repression have produced quantifiable results.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
But, as elsewhere throughout America, the progress is somewhat dwarfed by the population pressures and untrammeled expansionism planning must deal with.
From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Vocabulary lists containing expansionism
STAAR U.S. History 2
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Chapter 23: Rise to World Power
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