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Vocabulary Chapter 6
Vocab 4 chpt. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| yellow journalism | It is to lie in order to make more money or someone more interested. |
| Spanish- American War | It was the war against America and Spain. It was because of mistreatment of Cuba and everyone thinking that Spain blew up the American boat the Maine. |
| Rough Riders | They were a group of volunteer soldiers that Teddy Roosevelt had made for the Spanish-American war. |
| Buffalo Soldiers | It was a group of African-American soldiers that fought in the Spanish-American War. |
| isthmus | It is a narrow strip of land that connected larger areas. |
| trust | A lot of companies that come together to form groups. They are a lot like monopolies and often have high prices. |
| Progressives | They were reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by government and businesses. |
| Muckrakers | They were writers that uncovered what some people saw as "muck". They were progressives. |
| Blue Laws | They were made to keep people safe but not a lot of people liked them because they kept them from doing things that they liked to do. |
| World War 1 | It was a war fought from 1914 to 1918 between the central and allied powers. The United States joined the allied in 1917 which led them to victory. |
| nationalism | It is love of your country. You want your country free from another. |
| alliance | To agree with other nations that you will defend one another. |
| isolationism | To let another country deal with something on it's own. |
| League of Nations | It was an organisation formed after World War 1 to stop any more wars from happening. |
| Treaty of Versailles |