Anarchist: One against any form of government.

Annex: To incorporate an outside territory within the domain of a nation.

Boxer Rebellion: A violent campaign by a group of Chinese nationalists in 1900 who were intent on ridding their country of foreign influences.

Confederate: Relating to and representing the Southern states that ceded from the United States in the 1860s and fought the Union during the American Civil War (1861-65).

Expansionism: The policy of a nation that plans to enlarge its size or gain possession of other lands.

Gerrymandered: When a congressional district is rezoned following a census; the party in power changes the boundaries to include more people likely to support the party in power.

Imperialist: One who favors expanding the authority of the government over other nations and groups of people.

Industrialist: An owner or a manager of a large manufacturing firm.

Inflation: An...