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Ch. 6 World Power
Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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Alaska | Purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre, for a total of 7.2 million dollars. Became the 49th state |
Hawaii | Gave US a presence in the Pacific Ocean and eventually a military base. Became the 50th state. |
annex | When a larger country protects and supports a smaller country in exchange for their cooperation. |
yellow journalism | Sold papers and gave greater political power because it was a way of controlling voters' opinions. |
USS Maine | Battleship sent by President William McKinley to Cuba's Havana harbor, an explosion killed 260 Americans and destroyed the ship |
Spanish- American War | Congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898. Nearly 1 million Americans volunteered to fight. |
Theodore Roosevelt | assistant secretary of the Navy left his job to organize a group of volunteer soldiers to fight. He was a hero and elected President. |
Rough Riders | a group of cowboys, Native Americans, college athletes, and wealthy New Yorkers led by Roosevelt in the war. |
Buffalo Soldiers | units of experienced African American soldiers who got their name from fighting the Native Americans on the Great Plains. |
San Juan Hill | July 1, 1898 American troops defeated the Spanish troops at the Battle of San Juan Hill. |
August 1898 | the US and Spain sign a treaty to end the Spanish- American War. |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas |
Water Reed | a doctor who discovered that many diseases were |