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nationalism
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the belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.
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the Monroe Doctrine
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a policy enunciated by President Monroe (Message, Dec. 2, 1823), the essential feature of which is that the United States will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their systems on this continent, or any interference to oppress, or in any manner control the destiny of, governments whose independence had been acknowledged by the United States.
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The Missouri Compromise
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an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
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