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10 Heritage Studies5

America's Influence Spreads Abroad

TermDefinition
annex to add an area to an existing country
commercial of, or pertaining to, trade
conservation protection and wise use of natural resources
coup execution of a strategy to illegally seize political power in a sudden way, describes what occurred in Hawaii in 1893 when the queen was overthrown by a group of rich men
initiative a way for a specified number of voters in a state to propose laws by putting them on the ballot
recall means of removing an elected official from office by popular vote
referendum submission of a measure or statute by the legislature to the people to vote on
trust busting government breaking up business trusts or monopolies
free silver biggest debatable issue for the election of 1898 between Bryan and McKinley
Rough Riders led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War
result of the Spanish-American War United States gained Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam
Panama Canal opened in 1914 and connected the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean
socialism believes major industries should be owned by the government
Jim Crow Laws a set of laws during the Progressive Era that treated black Americans unfairly
17th Amendment Woodrow Wilson passed a reform for an amendment that gave the people the poser to elect senators.
Events that led to the Spanish-American War Enrique Dupuy de Lome insulted President McKinley. The USS Maine exploded in Havana. Congress declared that the United States should help Cuba.
Anti-Imperialist League formed in 1898 to oppose the annexation of the Philippines
Yellow Journalism news reporting that is sensationalized to attract more readers rather than prioritizing the truth
Santiago Harbor where Americans trapped the Spanish Fleet during the Spanish-American War
The Philippines purchased by America for twenty million dollars in 1898 (become independent in 1946)
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