Was purchased from Russia for 7.2 million dollars, important natural resource were here and the became the 49th state

Gave the U.S. a presence in the Pacific Ocean and soon became a military base and was the 50th state

Larger country protects smaller country for their cooperation

false in reporting news. sold more papers and gave more political power because it was controlling people opinions

Battleship sent by President William McKinley in 1898 to protect Cuba harbor. Was destroyed and thought Spain did it

Congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898. Many Americans volunteered to fight

Theodore Teddy Roosevelt

Use to work for the navy but quit to form a group of fighters. Was a hero and later became President

A group of cowboys, Native Americans, college athletes, and New Yorkers lead by Theodore Roosevelt during Spanish- American war

units of experienced African Americans that fought of Native Americans in the Great Plains and that's how they got their name

American Troops defected the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Hill and contained the Rough Riders and Buffalo Soldiers

The U.S. and Spain signed a treaty to end the Spanish-American War

a narrow strip that connects two larger areas

a doctor who found diseases that mosquitoes carried and tested on himself

1. U.S. had to find land for the Panama Canal 2. diseases like malaria and yellow fever were in the area of the Panama

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Chapter 6 Vocab.

Social Studies

Term	Definition
Alaska	Was purchased from Russia for 7.2 million dollars, important natural resource were here and the became the 49th state
Hawaii	Gave the U.S. a presence in the Pacific Ocean and soon became a military base and was the 50th state
Annex	Larger country protects smaller country for their cooperation
Yellow Journalism	false in reporting news. sold more papers and gave more political power because it was controlling people opinions
USS Maine	Battleship sent by President William McKinley in 1898 to protect Cuba harbor. Was destroyed and thought Spain did it
Spanish-American War	Congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898. Many Americans volunteered to fight
Theodore Teddy Roosevelt	Use to work for the navy but quit to form a group of fighters. Was a hero and later became President
Rough Riders	A group of cowboys, Native Americans, college athletes, and New Yorkers lead by Theodore Roosevelt during Spanish- American war
Buffalo Soldiers	units of experienced African Americans that fought of Native Americans in the Great Plains and that's how they got their name
San Juan Hill	American Troops defected the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Hill and contained the Rough Riders and Buffalo Soldiers
August 1898	The U.S. and Spain signed a treaty to end the Spanish-American War
Isthmus	a narrow strip that connects two larger areas
Walter Reed	a doctor who found diseases that mosquitoes carried and tested on himself
Three Problems	1. U.S. had to find land for the Panama Canal 2. diseases like malaria and yellow fever were in the area of the Panama

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