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Ch.6 SS world power
Social studies
| 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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