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| how was the aqcqistion of Alaska different from the acqusition of Hawaii? how were they the same? |
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| We bought Alaska and took over Hawaii.They were both added to our contry in 1959, and were not part of contienental U.S. |
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| what were the causes of the Spansh-American war? |
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| yellow journalism,destruction of the USS Maine, cruelty to Cubans and Americans in Cubans, and the U.S.'s business |
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| How did yellow journalism help bring about the spanish-american war? |
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| When the spanish said it was our fault and the exxagerations got us to fight |
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| what were 3 key events in the SPanish american war? |
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| San Juan, the explosion of the USS Maine, and yellow jounalism |
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| WHat were 3 territories the u.s. gained after after the war? |
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Definition
| Guam,Philipenes and Porto Rico |
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| how did the war effect the place of the united staets in the world? |
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Definition
| the united states becme a world power |
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| why did the u.s. build the Panama Canal? |
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Definition
| they bulit it so they could get through the ALantic ocean quicker and for trading and milatary purposes |
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| where is the canal located? |
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| what were the obstacles that had to be overcome in buliding the panama canal? |
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| diseases caused by moquitoes, swamps, lakes and mountains would make it harder to dig,get control of the land, |
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| when was the canal completed? when did the u.s. give up the control of it? |
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| Aug. 15, 1914 and we gave it up in 2000 |
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Term
| what abuses did muckrakers Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair write about? |
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Definition
| Ida wrote about the unfair practices of bussiness and Upton wrote about meat-packing in Chicago |
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| how did their writing writig lead to reforms? give a specfic reason. please! pretty please? with cherries of top? |
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Definition
| President Roosevelt became a trust-buster and they passed a pure food and drug act |
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| List 4 other specific reforms brought about by Progressives |
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Definition
| Children had to go to school, passed Blue Laws,young children couldnt work in factories, made building clothes and inspected mines |
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| why was the 16th ammedment passed to make income tax |
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Definition
| they needed to pay for reforms they were making |
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| why were the Progressives concerned about conservation |
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Definition
| we would lose our rescourses; we needed to protect the enviorment! GO GREEN WITHOUT GOING NUTS, PLEASE. |
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Term
| how did JoHn Muir promote conversation |
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Definition
| he helped establish parks and started a club for "tree huggers" :D he also did articles in the newspaper. |
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| how did teddy roosevelt try to protect the enviorment |
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Definition
| he set up 5 national parks. set up 51 animal refugees and set up 16 national monuments |
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| causes of the spanish american war: |
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Definition
destruction of the USS Maine
yellow jounalism
cruelty to Cubans and Americans in Cuba
destruction of the U.S's bussinesses |
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Term
| major events of the spanish american war: |
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Definition
we attacked and defeated the spanish fleet in the philipenes
charged up san juan hill and defeated the spanish foever |
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| important people of the spanish american war |
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Definition
commadore dewy- in charge lead the american navy in the philipenes
teddy roosevelt- lead the rough riders |
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| results of the spanish american war |
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Definition
u.s. became a powerful nation
teddy roosevelt became a hero
cuba got independence from spain
us got pueteo rico, guam, and philipenes |
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Term
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| april 25, 1898-August 1898 |
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| how the united states became involed with Hawaii |
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Definition
| it had a warm climate so they could grow cash crops |
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| how the united states gained hawaii |
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Definition
| arrested queen lilioukalani and tookover |
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Term
| the benefits of hawaii to the united states |
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Definition
| a good climate for pinapple and sugarcane and other cash crops |
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Term
| when hawaii became a state |
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Definition
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Term
| reasons the united states wanted alaska |
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Definition
| to increase the size of the u.s. 20% percent rich resources fishing fur trade and mining |
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Term
| how the united states acuired alaska (like how did we get it) |
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Definition
we bought it from russia for $7.2 million dollars $ $ <-smiley face!
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| the ways alaska benefits the u.s. |
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Definition
| gold, canned slamon,fishing,fur trade, and mining |
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| when alaska became a state |
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| reasons to build a canal across pananma |
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Definition
a. wanted ships to be able to travel more quickly
b. for trading and milatary purposes |
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| contibutions made by JOhnSTevens |
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Definition
A. eliminate mosqutoes
B.dramtically increased the workforce
c.the lock system
d. created an efficent system of rr trcks |
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