| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
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| 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) |
James K. Polk
,
James Knox Polk
,
James Polk
,
Polk
,
President Polk
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| one the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia and its annexation as a Roman province |
Macedonian War
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| one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC |
Punic War
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