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Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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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 the 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. |