Enduring Issues
cooperation
working together for the good of all
Jazz
A style of dance music popular in the early 1900's
Trustbuster
Someone who breaks up a trust into smaller compani
provisonal government
A temporary government
convoy
group of merchant ships protected by warships
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces
land-grant colleges
state colleges built with the benefit of federally donated lands
Arbitration
settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider
Sphere of Influence
A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.
Kaiser
German emperor
Power
to gain or maintain control
Ragtime
A type of music with a marching-band beat;
Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelt's promise of fair and equal treatment for all
Annexation
Legally adding land area to a city in the United States
Central Powers
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
inequality
being unequal
spectator sports
were sports such as baseball, football, basketball, and boxing that were professionally organized in the late 19th century
conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
Annexation of Hawaii
U.S. wanted Hawaii for business and so Hawaiian sugar could be sold in the U.S. duty free, Queen Liliuokalani opposed so Sanford B. Dole overthrew her in 1893, William McKinley convinced Congress to annex Hawaii in 1898
Allies
Great Britain, France, Russia
Ideas and Beliefs
religion and customs
Vaudeville
A type of inexpensive variety show that first appeared in the 1870s, often consisting of comic sketches, song-and-dance routines, and magic acts
Discrimination
Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group.
Open Door Policy
A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
Trench Warfare
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.