Vocabulay-Chapter 6 Word Scramble
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false or exaggerated reports. | yellow journalism |
war between th US and Spain caused by yellow journalism. | spanish-american war |
Volunteer soldiers lead by Theodore Roosevelt during the spanish-american war. | rough riders |
Nickname for African american soldiers who fought in the war against native Americans. living on the great plains during the 1870's | buffalo soldiers. |
a narrow strip of land that connects two large areas. | isthmus |
large companies with the power to drive out competition in an industry. | trust |
reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and improve the way government worked. | progressives |
writer or journalist of the early 1900's who uncovered shameful conditions in business and other areas of American life. | muckraker |
laws introduced by progressives in the early 1900's designed to solve social problems, such as alchohol abuse. | blue laws |
War fought from 1914 to 1918 between the Central and Allied powers. The US joined the allied powers in 1917, helping them to victory. | world war 1 |
love of country and the desire to have one's country free from the control of another. | nationalism |
agreement among nations to defend one another | alliance |
policy in which a nation prefers to remain neutral and let other countries handle their own affairs. | isolationism |
international organization formed after world war 1 to prevent wars. | league of nations |
treaty signed in 1919 that officially ended world war 1. | treaty of Versailles |
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