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Vocabulary-Chapter 6
Question | Answer |
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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 |