Purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre. Natural resources were fur trade, fishing, timber, and gold.

A presence in the Pacific Ocean and eventually a military base.

When a larger country protects and supports a smaller country fin exchange for their cooperation.

False or exaggerated reporting in the news. It was a way of controlling voters' opinions.

Battleship sent by President William McKinley to Cuba's Havana harbor to protect people lives and property.

Congress declared war on Spain in 1898, nearly 1 million Americans volunteered to fight.

Assistant secretary of the Navy. He became a national hero and was later elected President.

A group of people led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War

Experienced African American soldiers who got their name from fighting against the Native Americans.

1898- American troops defeated the Spanish troops at the battle of San Juan.

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

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas.

A doctor who discovered that many diseases were carried by mosquitoes and tested his theory on himself.

Panama Canal problem 1- U.S. had to get control of land for the Panama Canal

Backed by the U.S. Panama gained independence and agreed to let the U.S. build the Canal.

Problem 2-Diseases such as malaria and yellow fever were in the hot wet areas of Panama

Areas of standing water were drained and the mosquito population went down, and so did the cases of disease.

Problem 3-Mountains,swamps, and mud of Panama made it hard to dig the Canal.

John Stevens brought in more workers and improved living conditions for them, and built railroads.

Opened on August 15, 1914. Used for shipping, 50 miles long.

Reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and to improve the way government worked.

Progressive writers who uncovered what some people saw as "muck", shameful conditions in business and other areas.

Wrote a series of magazine articles about the Standard Oil Company, the dangers of trust, and monopolies.

Companies join together to form groups that control whole industries.

Wrote a novel called "The Jungle" exposing conditions in the meat-packing industry.

Laws designed to solve social problems and made it against the law to buy alcoholic drinks on Sundays.

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Ch.6 SS world power

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Term	Definition
Alaska	Purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre. Natural resources were fur trade, fishing, timber, and gold.
Hawaii	A presence in the Pacific Ocean and eventually a military base.
Annex	When a larger country protects and supports a smaller country fin exchange for their cooperation.
Yellow Journalism	False or exaggerated reporting in the news. It was a way of controlling voters' opinions.
USS Maine	Battleship sent by President William McKinley to Cuba's Havana harbor to protect people lives and property.
Spanish-American War	Congress declared war on Spain in 1898, nearly 1 million Americans volunteered to fight.
Theodore Roosevelt	Assistant secretary of the Navy. He became a national hero and was later elected President.
Rough Riders	A group of people led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War
Buffalo Soldiers	Experienced African American soldiers who got their name from fighting against the Native Americans.
San Juan Hill	1898- American troops defeated the Spanish troops at the battle of San Juan.
August 1898	The U.S. and Spain sign a treaty to end the Spanish-American War.
Isthmus	A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas.
Walter Reed	A doctor who discovered that many diseases were carried by mosquitoes and tested his theory on himself.
Panama Canal problem 1- U.S. had to get control of land for the Panama Canal	Backed by the U.S. Panama gained independence and agreed to let the U.S. build the Canal.
Problem 2-Diseases such as malaria and yellow fever were in the hot wet areas of Panama	Areas of standing water were drained and the mosquito population went down, and so did the cases of disease.
Problem 3-Mountains,swamps, and mud of Panama made it hard to dig the Canal.	John Stevens brought in more workers and improved living conditions for them, and built railroads.
Panama Canal	Opened on August 15, 1914. Used for shipping, 50 miles long.
Progressives	Reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and to improve the way government worked.
Muckrakers	Progressive writers who uncovered what some people saw as "muck", shameful conditions in business and other areas.
Ida Tarbell	Wrote a series of magazine articles about the Standard Oil Company, the dangers of trust, and monopolies.
Trust	Companies join together to form groups that control whole industries.
Upton SIncalir	Wrote a novel called "The Jungle" exposing conditions in the meat-packing industry.
Blue Laws	Laws designed to solve social problems and made it against the law to buy alcoholic drinks on Sundays.

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