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Ch.6 Word Power
Term | Definition |
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Alaska | Purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre, for a total of 7.2 million dollars. |
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 Journalism | False or exaggerated reporting in the news. |
USS Maine | Battleship sent by President William McKinley in 1898 to Cuba's Havana harbor to protect the lives and property of Americans. |
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. Later he was elected as the President of the United States. |
Rough Riders | A group of cowboys, Native Americans, college athletes, and wealthy New Yorkers led by Theodore Roosevelt. |
Buffalo Soldiers | Units of experienced African American soldiers who got their name for from fighting against the Native Americans. |
San Juan Hill | July 1, 1898-American troops defeated the Spanish troops at the Battle of San Juan Hill. |
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. |
1st Problem | 1. Backed by the U.S. Panama gained independence and agreed tho let the U.S. build the canal. |