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10 Heritage Studies5
America's Influence Spreads Abroad
Term | Definition |
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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 |
Panama Canal | opened in 1914 and connected the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean |
Progressive Era | a time from the 1890s to 1920 when America favored achievement of political and social reform through education, wider political participation, and direct government action |
USS Maine | ship that Americans believe that Spain destroyed |
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 |
reasons why Americans wanted to be involved with other nations | for international trade, to share the gospel, social Darwinism |
conflict President McKinley had to deal with almost as soon as he became president | Cuba rebelling against Spain |