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ch.6
Social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alaska | purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre, for a total of 7.2 million dollars.Important natural resources were fur trade,fishing,timber, and gold.Became 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 journalism | false or exaggerated reporting in the news.It sold more papers and gave greater political power because it was a way of controlling voters opinions. |
| USS Maine | battleship sent by president William McKinley in 1898 to Cuba's |