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Yellow Press

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News reporting aimed at increasing circulation. Used pre the Spanish American war, and possibly the reason why it occurred.

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"Remember the Maine"

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Slogan used in the United States to pressure the U.S. Government to declare war on Spain after an explosion at a Havana harbor kills the 260 men on board the "Maine." After McKinley sent three notes to Spain, demanding that Cuba be independent, and having those three notes ignored, he declared war.

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William McKinley

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President of the United States during the Spanish American War. 25th president 1897-1901

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"Speak softly and carry a big stick"

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Teddy Roosevelts motto for the new and improved US navy after the Roosevelt Corollary.

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T. R.

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Teddy Roosevelt

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William Randolph Hearst

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Owner of a newspaper that printed exaggerated facts about the Spanish, making them look more cruel than they really were.

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Joseph Pulitzer

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Owner of a newspaper that printed exaggerated facts about the Spanish, making them look more cruel than they really were.

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Cuba

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A large Caribbean island nation. Owned by Spain until the Spanish American war, when it was given freedom.

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Puerto Rico

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An island in the West Indies, which was owned by Spain until the Spanish American War, after which it was ceded to the United States. Those living there have the rights of American citizens (except for the right to vote for national officials), and they elect their own governor and legislature.

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Western Hemisphere

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The half of Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian.

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West Indies

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A region of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean that includes the many islands and island nations.

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Revolution

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A forcible overthrow of a government or social system in favor of a new one. In 1895, Cuba led a revolution against Spain for freedom and self-government.

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Commander George Dewey

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Commander during the first major battle of the Spanish American war. He took six American ships from Hong Kong to Manila Bay, and destroyed all of the 10 Spanish ships without losing anyone or any ships. It was purchased by the United States for $20 million after the Spanish American War had ended.

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The Philippines

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A Southeast Asian country in the Western Pacific consisting of more than 7,000 islands. Shortly after George Dewey won the first major battle of the Spanish-American war, land troops forced the capital city of Manila to surrender.

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Santiago, Cuba

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Second largest city of Cuba, lying on the southeastern side of the West Indie island. A fleet of Spanish ships was cornered at a harbor in Santiago at the same time of Commander Dewey's battle.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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26th president of the United States who created the national park system. During the Spanish American war, he resigned his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to go to Cuba and help the Rough Riders. Favored an active role in Latin America, the Far East, and other areas in order to protect US interests.

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Rough Riders

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A volunteer cavalry regiment made up of an assortment of people. They captured San Juan Hill on the outskirts of Santiago, Cuba, which turned out to be a big boost to Roosevelt's political career, because of its high publicity.

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Nelson A. Miles

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After Santiago, Cuba surrendered, he lead an invasion of Puerto Rico, which in a few days was entirely under American control (Puerto Rico)

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Dysentery

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Inflammation of the intestines accompanied by bloody diarrhea. One of the main diseases to kill Americans during the Spanish American war.

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Typhoid

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A bacterial disease spread through contaminated food and water or close contact. Symptoms include high fever, headache, belly pain, and either constipation or diarrhea. One of the main diseases to kill Americans during the Spanish American war.

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Malaria

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A disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Symptoms are chills, fever, and sweating, usually occurring a few weeks after being bitten. One of the main diseases to kill Americans during the Spanish American war.

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Yellow Fever

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A viral infection which is spread by a particular species of mosquito (this was discovered by Walter Reed during the Spanish American war). Mild cases cause fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Serious cases may cause fatal heart, liver, and kidney conditions. One of the main diseases to kill Americans during the Spanish American war.

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Treaty of Paris

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Document that on December 10, 1898 offcially ended the Spanish American war.

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Guam

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A U.S. island territory in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific. It was ceded to the United States along with Puerto Rico and Cuba after the Spanish American war.

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"Splendid Little War"

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Words used by American Siplomat John Hay to describe the Spanish American war, because of its shortness and one sidedness.

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Cede

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Give up (power or territory). After the Spanish American war, Spain ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the United States.

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Independence

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Freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others. Spain gave Cuba its independence in the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish American war.

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Major Walter Reed

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An army doctor who proved that mosquitoes spread Yellow Fever.

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Colonel William C. Gorgas

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Led efforts to clean up the breeding groups of mosquitoes, and also eliminated unsanitary conditions which caused disease and death.

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Guantanamo Bay

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Naval base and military prison in southeastern Cuba. A treaty was signed between Cuba and the United States, permitting it.

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Caribbean Sea

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A sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. Location of islands including Cuba and Puerto Rico.

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Monroe Doctrine

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The new political order devolving the rest of the Americas and the role of Europe in the Western Hemisphere. In 1895, it was used to force Great Britain into settling a boundary dispute with Venezuela.

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Venezuela

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A country on the northern coast of South America. The United States used the Monroe Doctrine to protect Venezuela from Italy, Germany, and Great Britain by persuading them to settle the issue of overdue bank loans peacefully.

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Panama

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A country on the isthmus linking Central and South America where the Panama Canal is located.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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An addition to the Monroe Doctrine, which states that the United States can intervene in any Latin American country guilty of "wrongdoing" or whose government was weak and ineffective. Created by Theodore Roosevelt.

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Isthmus

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A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. Panama was an isthmus, and therefore a perfect place to build a canal.

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Colombia

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A country at the northern tip of South America. Refused to accept America's offer of ten million dollars to build a canal through Panama.

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Big Stick Policy

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Nickname for Theodore Roosevelt's policy towards Latin American called the "Roosevelt Corollary." It lead to military intervention in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Haiti, Honduras, Cuba, and Mexico.

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Pan American Union

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Formed to promote friendship, trade, and understanding between the United States and Latin America.

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Good Neighbor Policy

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Policy announced in 1933 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, which improved relations with Latin America by ending military intervention, promoting trade, and sending experts and economic aid to the region.

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Isolationism

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Policy suggested by George Washington that suggested the United States keep itself isolated from foreign countries, and remained the basis of American foreign policy during most of the 1800s.

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Organization of American States (OAS)

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In 1948, 21 countries joined this organization, which goals were to provide defense for member nations, cooperate to solve problems between members, and work to achieve economic, social, and cultural progress.

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Imperialism

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A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Russia

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The world's largest nation, borders European and Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans. In 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward pursued Alaska from this country for $7,200,000

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The Yukon

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A territory in northwest Canada where huge deposits of silver were found in the Yukon River Valley during the 1920s.

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Hawaii

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Islands located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about 2,400 miles southwest of California. The remain islands include Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kaui, and Molokai. Five years after the Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, the United States annexed these islands. Military bases were build in the 1900s, and then it became the 50th state of the United States in 1959.

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Queen Liluokalani

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A rebellion led by American settlers in Hawaii overthrew her in 1893.

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China

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A communist nation in East Asia, it is the world's most populous country. During the late 1700s and 1800s, European nations tried to expand their trade here in order to bring valuable products back to Europe, but they limited trade, because they did not trust the Europeans. They did open up ports eventually, because their military was weak and they were forced to.

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Spheres of Influence

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European nations attempts to divide China among themselves, and each would have their own trade rights and special privileges.

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Open Door Policy

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In 1899, Secretary of State John Hay proposed this policy, which would keep China open to trade with all nations. All the foreign powers would have equal rights and privileges there.

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Boxer Rebellion

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After the Open Door Policy was implemented, many Chinese felt their country was being interfered with too much, so they tried to put a stop to it with violence.

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Gentlemans Agreement

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An arrangement or understanding which is based upon the trust of both or all parties, rather than being legally binding. The United States made one with Japan after many Japanese immigrants angered US citizens by their willingness to work for low wages. This set a quota on the number of immigrants who could come to the United States from Japan.

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Russo-Japanese War

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In 1904-1905, Japan proved it was a world power by defeating Russia in this war. Theodore Roosevelt helped the two sides negotiate a peace treaty, but it did not force the Russians to pay Japanese war costs, so many anti-American demonstrations broke out in Japan.

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Spheres of Influence

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A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority. During the late 1890s, European nations wanted this, and if they got this, then each country would have trade rights and special privileges. This problem was solved by an "Open Door Policy"

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Second Industrial Revolution

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In the fifty years following the American Civil War, dramatic changes in industry, technology, and the economy occurred.

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John D. Rockefeller

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During the late 1800s, He established a monopoly on the petroleum industry. One of the most well known families due to the wealth given to them by this man.

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Thomas A. Edison

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Although he was a troubled student, he later went on to invent some of the most important inventions, a lot of which are still being used (in some variations) today. At 21, he invented the electronic vote counter, and his number of inventions grew to more than 1,000, the most famous of which were the lightbulb, phonograph, and microphone.

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Charles Duryea

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Inventors of one of the first cars.

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Henry Ford

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Inventor of cars, and owner and creator of a successful motor company that is still prominent today. He invented the idea of mass production, which made his most famous car, the Model T, available to those who didn't have high earning jobs, because they way they were made was more efficient.

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Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville)

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They successfully created the first airplane, and in 1903 they tested it in Kitty Hawk, South Carolina. It flew for 12 seconds, and went 120 feet.

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Kitty Hawk, South Carolina

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Where the first airplane was tested successfully.

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Inventor of the telephone in 1867, which was in coming into common people's homes by 1900.

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Vulcanization

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A chemical process for converting natural rubber or related polymers into more durable materials via the addition of sulfur or other equivalent curatives or accelerators. This method was invented. By Charles Goodyear around the time of the Second Industrial Revolution.

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New South

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The term used to describe the former confederate states once new industries such as iron, lumber, and citrus fruits had emerged.

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Monoply

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The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. During the Second Industrial Revolution, this happened to many industries such as petroleum (Rockefeller) and steel (Carnegie).

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Mass Production

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The manufacture of goods in large quantities by machinery and by use of techniques such as the assembly line and division of labor. Henry Ford's assembly line was a method of mass production.

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Standardized Parts

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Parts of the same kind that are made exactly the same way, so they can be changed and fixed easily. This concept was invented by Eli Whitney, and put to use heavily at the time of mass production.

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Old Immigration

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The period before 1885 when most immigrants were from northern and Western Europe.

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New Immigration

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The period between 1885 and 1914 when most immigrants came from southern and Eastern Europe.

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Jingoism

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Make people believe something using propaganda and stories that are exaggerated. This made Americans want the Spanish American war, because they'd been hearing so many outrageous stories.

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Mercantilism

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Take raw materials and make them into goods you can sell to the world. Profitable and controversial.

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Giving money to a poor country that needs it. Builds friends, so at times of war it takes a lot more to fight against each other.

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Sewards Folly or Icebox

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When the purchase of Alaska occurred people thought it was a stupid idea and called it this.

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Plessy vs. Fergusson

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Case saying that separate but equal facilities were acceptable.

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Great White Fleet

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16 naval ships painted white that circumnavigated the world to show Americans power. Theodore Roosevelts commission.

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Uriah Stephens

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A US labor worker who founded the Knights of Labor in 1869, which started as a secret society.

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Knights of Labor

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Early labor union formed in 1869 as a secret society of tailors, but then expanded to a much more open organization.

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Social Darwinism

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Survival of the fittest in social and economic terms. Important during the second industrial revolution.

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William H. Taft

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The 27th president of the United States who was in office at the very end of the 1900s.

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Captains of Industry

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People such as Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller who have a monopoly on an industry.

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Robber Barons

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The negative term for Captains of Industry, because they took over an industry.

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Quota System

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Allowing only a certain amount of people from every foreign country to enter the United States. This was put into effect after WW1 because the population was growing faster than the United States could keep up. It was done away with in the 1960's and was replaced with a law that permitted 120,000 immigrants each year from the Western Hemisphere and 170,000 from other countries, and also gave preference to refugees, people with special skills of talents, and individuals with close relatives in the United States.

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Naturalization

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The process by which an alien becomes a US citizen. Some of the requirements for becoming a naturalized citizen include living in the United States for more than five years, showing knowledge of United States history and government, and being able to read, write, and speak English.

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Alien

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An immigrant who has not yet become an American citizen.

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Coffee, sugar, and tobacco trade

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The materials the United States wanted that were grown in Cuba. They made the United States more eager to get Spain out of Cuba.

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Tariff

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A tax on imports or exports. High tariffs protected American industry from foreign competition.

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Mother Country

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The country of one's birth or ancestry

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Stock holder

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A person who purchased shares of stock

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Shares of stock

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A claim to a part of the corporation's assets and earnings. Corporations during the Second Industrial Revolution were able to raise large sums of money because many people bought this in the business.

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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An act by the government to control the abuses of big business by passing laws such as the Clayton Anti-Trust Act and the ______.

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Corporation

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An independent legal entity owned by shareholders. A new form of business formed after the Civil War.

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Steamship

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A ship that is propelled by a steam engine. The railroad, better sailing ships, telegraph, telephone, and this reduced the time and cost of transportation and communication.

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Steam Power

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Power that is applied to an engine by the force of steam.

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Detroit, MI, USA

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The largest city in the midwestern state of Michigan. It was and currently is the location of many american car manufacturers, especially the ford motor company.

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Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

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In March 1903, she organized a Children's March from New York to Washington D. C. to publicize the terrible working situation for child laborers.

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AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

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Two labor unions that merged in 1955 to become more this more powerful organization. The AFL included only skilled workers belonging to particular crafts such as machinists, carpenters, and plumbers; had 8 million members by 1955. The CIO included all skilled and unskilled workers in a single industry such as all auto workers in the United States; 6 million members by 1955.

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Samuel Gompers

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Founded the American Federation of Labor in 1886 which included only skilled workers belonging to a particular craft.

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Blacklist

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Names of union activists are put on this and given to employers who refuse to hire them.

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Lockout

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When a factory is closed in order to force workers to give up their demands.

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Yellow Dog contract

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A contract in which a worker signs, agreeing not to join a union.

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Closed Shop

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Only union members may be hired at this type of shop.

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Union shop

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A factory owner can hire nonunion workers only if they agree to join the union within a certain period of time at this type of shop.

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Open shop

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At this type of shop, factory workers can hire nonunion workers as well as union members.

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Collective bargaining

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A session when representatives of labor and management discuss the terms of a new contract.

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Arbitration

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When a fair minded third party hears both labor and management in a dispute and recommend an agreement.

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Injunction

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A court order than can be used to prohibit a strike or to order strikers back to work.

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Boycott

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When consumers are urged not to buy goods from a company involved in a labor dispute.

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Scabs

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People hired to replace employees who went on strike.

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Railroad Strike or 1877

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The first large scale strike in the United States. Several railroad companies announced a wage cut, causing workers to walk off their jobs. After scabs were hired, violence broke out and considerable property damage occurred. The president ordered federal troops to the site, and the strikers (fearful of losing their jobs) took the pay cut and went back to work.

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Homestead Strike

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After the Carnegie Steel Company announced a pay cut in 1892, which if they did not accept would mean replacement by non union employees, at its Homestead, Pennsylvania plant. Workers went on strike, and 300 guards were hired, a battle broke out which killed ten strikers and guards. Strike readers were hired (after the Pennsylvania national guard ended the rebellion), and the plant reopened.

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Pullman Strike

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Workers of the Pullman Company's sleeping car manufacturing plant went on strike rather than accept a 25% pay cut in 1894. US mail was slowed down, and the court ordered an injunction. The injunction was ignored, so the president sent physical force to many of the riots which had broken out in cites. Many were wounded or killed, and the strike leaders were arrested without having gotten what they wanted out of the strike.

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Homestead, Pullman, and Railroad strikes

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3 bitter labor strikes during the late 1800s.

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Child labor

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The use of children in industry or business, especially when illegal or considered inhumane.

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Recession

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A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

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Popular vote

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The number of actual individual votes for a candidate or an issue.

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Electoral vote

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The vote cast in the electoral college of the U.S. by the representatives of each state in a presidential election.

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National Women's Trade Union

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A U.S. organization of both working class and more well-off women formed in 1903 to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions and to eliminate sweatshop conditions

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Depression

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A sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies. It is a more severe downturn than an economic recession, which is a slowdown in economic activity over the course of a normal business cycle.

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Natural Resources

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Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. Examples include bauxite, potash, phosphorus, uranium, and oil.

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Cartography

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The science or practice of drawing maps.

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Sovereignty

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Supreme power or authority

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Working conditions

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The conditions in which an individual or staff works. Many labor unions wanted better conditions to work at.

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Disease

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A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. During the Spanish-American war it killed more people than actual warfare.

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Country of Orgin

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The country of manufacture, production, or growth where an article or product comes from.

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Susan B. Anthony

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In the election of 1872 (when Victoria Clafin Woodhill ran for president), she registered and voted. She was then arrested, tried, and found guilty of her act, but refused to pay her hundred dollar fine.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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A member of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slave Society, and was instrumental in organizing the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention in 1848.

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Helen Keller

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An American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.

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Mary McLeod Behtune

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An American educator and life rights leader best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Emma Lazarus

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An American poet whose poem about immigration appears on the Statue of Liberty. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

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Clara Lemlich

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Leader of the Triangle Shirt Factory workers

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William J Bryan

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An American orator and politician from Nebraska, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the Party's candidate for President of the United States. Made across of Gold Speech.

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John L. Lewis

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Protector of unskilled laborers, and founding president of the CIO

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Booker T. Washington

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Liked by many people. An African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Made "Atlanta Compromise" speech.

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W. E. B. DuBois

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First black person to recover a PhD from Harvard, one of the founders of the NAACP. An American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community.

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Colony

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A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers.

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Protectorate

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A state that is controlled and protected by another.

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Industrialization

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The development of commercial enterprise.

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Intervention

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To come in or between by way of hinder or modification. The United States intervened with Latin America with the Roosevelt Corollary.

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Naval Warfare

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Combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.

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Annex

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To incorporate within the domain of a state. Spain annexed the United States annexed Hawaii in as a state after their defeat of Queen Liliuokalani.

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Aviation

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The business or practice of flying airplanes, helicopters, ect. The age of flight began after the Wright brothers flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903.

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Conquest

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The act of taking control of a country, city, ect. with force.

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Media

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The main means of mass communication regarded collectively. The media (specifically Hearst and Pulitzer newspapers) were the cause of the United States interest in Cuba, and therefore led to the Spanish American war.

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Labor movement

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An organized effort on the part of workers to improve their economic and social status by united action through the medium of labor unions. Huge during the Second industrial revolution.

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Geography

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The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

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Expansion

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The action of becoming larger or more extensive. The United States expanded with the addition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam, which was ceded to them after the Spanish American war.

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History

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The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

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Resistance

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The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. In 1895, there was Cuban resistance against Spain.

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State

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A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.

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The Americas

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The totality of territories in North America and South America. Along with their associated islands, they cover 8.3% of the Earth's total surface area.

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American Foreign Policy

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George Washington suggested the idea of Isolationism, which kept the United States out of foreign affairs, and remained this way until the late 1800s.

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American Society

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Highly structured system of human organization for large-scale community living that normally furnishes protection, continuity, security, and a national identity for its members: American society.

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Golden Door

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Name for the entrance to the United States via Ellis Island "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free; The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, Tempest-tossed to me I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" These are the words on the Statue of Liberty welcoming the immigrants of the world to the United States.

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Nobel Peace Prize

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One of the five Nobel Prizes created by the Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature

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Bull Moose

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Nickname for a supporter or member of the Progressive Party.

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Coal Mine Strike 1902- PA, USA

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Restless miners demanded more pay and shorter hours, while the mine operators complained that profits were low, and that the union destroyed discipline. When the owners refused to negotiate with the union, miners appealed to President Roosevelt to call a special session of Congress. The miners struck on May 12, 1902, and strikers attacked scabs, terrorized their families, and lashed out at private police forces and armed guards hired by mine owners .

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Cite of a United States naval base after the building of Guantanamo Bay.

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Japan

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After a long time of isolation from the rest of the world, this country signed a treaty with the United States in 1854 opening two of their ports up to US trade.

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Petroleum

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A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil; oil. John D. Rockefeller had a monopoly on this industry.

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Philanthropy

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The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

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A T&T

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An American multinational telecommunications corporation, headquartered at Whitacre Tower in downtown Dallas, Texas. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, and this company wouldn't be in existence if it wasn't for his invention.

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Division of Labor

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The assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency.

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William H. Seward

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Secretary of State for the United States form 1861-1869. Purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 which was the first land acquired for the United States away from the mainland. Many people thought it was worthless and called it "Seward's Folly"

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League

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A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose, typically mutual protection or cooperation.

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Cross of Gold Speech

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Speech delivered by William Jennings Bryan, a former United States Representative from Nebraska, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9, 1896. In the address, Bryan supported bimetallism or "free silver", which he believed would bring the nation prosperity.

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International Ladies Garment Workers Union

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The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) was once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s. Founded by Rose Schneiderman.

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

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It's fire in Manhattan, New York City on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Brought attention to workers rights. Date: March 25, 1911 Number of deaths: 146

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Panama Revolution of 1903

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The revolution was engineered by a Panamanian faction backed by the Panama Canal Company, a French-U.S. corporation that hoped to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with a waterway across the Isthmus of Panama. Freedom from Columbia.

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Spain

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A country on Europe's Iberian Peninsula. Had control of many countries until they rebelled in the 1820's, and then lost Cuba the same way in 1895. Against the United States in the Spanish American War.

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Colombia

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At the northern tip of South America. Kept Panama from creating the Panama Canal with the United States, but then Panama rebelled, and gained independence.

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Ellis Island

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Island in the Upper New York Bay, established in 1892. It passed people into the United States from foreign countries. Lack of sanitation was a problem.

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Angel Island

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Where Asian people came through during immigration (mostly from the pacific rim and the SE)

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Latin America

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Region of the Americas where Spanish, Portuguese, and occasionally French are predominantly spoken.

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Central America

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The southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast.

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South America

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A continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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The Caribbean

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A region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America. Where the Spanish American war predominantly took place.

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The Gulf of Mexico

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An ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba.

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Eastern Hemisphere

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A geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian (which crosses Greenwich, England, United Kingdom) and west of 180° longitude.

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Europe

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A continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

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The Pacific Rim

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The lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Basin includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific Ring of Fire.

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North America

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A continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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San Francisco

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A city on the tip of a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. In 1906 it suffered a terrible earthquake and them fire that destroyed most of the city.

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Boom vs Panic

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Time when an economy is doing extremely well, vs a time when the economy is on a downfall

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