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social studys vocab
chapter 6
Question | Answer |
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yellow jouralism | false or exaggerated reporting |
spanish american war | a war between spanish and america |
rough riders | chosen to go to cuba to fight where several units of experienced african american soldiers |
buffalo riders | |
isthums | |
trust | large companies with the power to drive out any competition in an industry |
progressives | reforms who worked to stop unfair practices by business and improve the way government works |
muckraker | writer or journalist of the early 1900s who uncovers shameful conditions in business and other areas of american life |
blue laws | laws introduced by progressives in the early 1900s designed to solve social problems such as alcohol abuse |
world war 1 | war fought from 1914 to 1918 between the central and allies powers the united states joined the allies powers in 1917 helping them to victory |
nationalism | love of country and the desire to have ones country free from the control of another |
alliance | agreement among nations to defend one another |
isolationism | |
leaue of nations | |
treaty of versailles |