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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 the U.S. 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 journaism | false or exaggerated reporting in the news. It sold more papers and gave greater political power because it was a way of controlling voter's opinions. |
USS Maine | Battleship sent by President William McKinley in 1998 to Cuba's Havana harbor to protect the lives\property of Americans |
Spanish American War | Congress declared war on Spain on April 25,1898. Established the U.S. as a world power. |
Theodore ( Teddy) Roosevelt | Assistant secretary of the Navy left his job to organize a group of volunteer soldiers to fight. He became a national hero\president |