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Ch.5 world power
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alaska | purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre 7.2 million dollars |
| Hawaii | Became the 50th state |
| annex | when a larger country protect smaller country |
| yellow journalism | false reporting in the news |
| USS Maine | battleship sent by president William McKinley in 1898 |
| Spanish-American War | congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898 |
| Teddy Roosevelt | Assitant of the Navy left his job to organize a group of volunteer soldiers to fight |
| Rough Riders | a group of cowboys,Native Americans college athletes and wealthy New Yorkers |
| Buffalo Soldiers | units of experienced African American soldiers who got their name from fighting against the Native Americans on the great plains |
| San Juan hill |