Definitions
People Category
Chapter 4
Spanish American War
Imperialism and America
100
Meaning "rebirth" of the kind of interest in the physical world that had characterized ancient Greece and Rome.
What is Renaissance
100
He gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila, the Philippine capital.
Who is George Dewey
100
The system of escape routes
What is the underground railroad
100
He will lead the call for a free Cuba.
Who is Jose Marti
100
what is imperialism ?
Policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories.
200
power is divided between a national government and several state governments
What is Federalism
200
Who led the American Expeditionary Force?
Who is General John J. Pershing.
200
The Confederates then unanimously elected former senator _____ of Mississippi as president
Who is Jefferson Davis
200
Spanish General that herded up rural population.
Who is Valeriano Weyler
200
Who urged to build American naval power to compete with other nations.
Who is Alfred T. Mahan
300
designed to assimilate people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominant culture.
What is Americanization Movement
300
leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
300
one of the two remaining Confederate strongholds on the Mississippi River.
What is Vicksburg
300
Blew up in the Havana Harbor, killed 260 men.
U.S.S. Maine
300
Cultural Superiority is _______________
Belief in social Darwinism, America was superior and should then have power.
400
growth of cities, mostly in the regions of the Northeast and Midwest.
What is Urbanization
400
assassination by a Serbian nationalist precipitated World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
400
said to have “remade America.”
What is The Gettysburg Address
400
A volunteer cavalry, best known for their change up San Juan Hill.
What is Rough Riders
400
William Seward arranged to buy Alaska for __ million from Russia about 2 cents and acre.
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500
This sensational style of writing, which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers.
What is Yellow Journalism
500
26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War, Panama Canal was built during his administration,
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
500
the period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War, lasted from 1865 to 1877.
What is Reconstruction
500
How long did the war last?
15 weeks.
500
Made sugar plantations and wanted to be annexed to be tar free.
What is the McKinley Tariff
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