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Vocabulary-Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| False or exaggerated reporting. | Yellow Journalism |
| War between the United States and Spain in 1898 in which the United States gained Spanish territory. | Spanish-American War |
| Volunteer soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War. | Rough Riders |
| A narrow strip of land that connects two large areas. | Isthmus |
| Large companies with the power to drive out competition in an industry. | Trust |
| Large companies with the power to drive out competition in an industry. | Trust |
| Reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and improve the way government worked. | Progressives |
| Laws introduced by Progressives in the early 1900`s designed to solve social problems, such as alcohol abuse. | Blue Laws |
| Writer or journalist of the early 1900`s who uncovered shameful conditions in business and other places of American life. | Muckraker |
| War fought from 1914 to 1918 between the Central and Allied powers.The United States joined the Allied Powers in 1917, helping them to victory. | World War I |
| Love of Country and the desire to have one`s Countries free from the control of another. | Nationalism |
| Policy in which a nation refers to remain neutral and let other countries handle their own affairs. | Nationalism |
| International organization formed After World War I. | Alliance |
| Treaty signed in 1919 that officially ended World War I, | Treaty of Versailles |
| Nickname for African American soldiers who fought in the war against Native Americans living on the Great Plains. | Buffalo Soldiers |