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Industrialization
This was an age when industries started to grow tremendously, with many things like factories being built to assist in mass production. -
Naval Stations
Naval stations were ports that the US military and naval army used to hold up their warships while not in action. -
Expansionism
Expansionism was, as shown in the word, the expansion of America, typically through territorial or economical acquisitions. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine, to put it simply, was a document from America to European countries telling them to stay out of their business, and that they would do the same for them. -
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Alfred T. Mahan
Alfred Mahan was an influential Naval officer who created the ideal that control of the seas in a war can turn the tides and determine the outcome of the war. -
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Sanford B. Dole
Sanford Dole was the first president of the Republic of Hawaii and first governor of the Territory of Hawaii after it was annexed to the US. -
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge was a Republican Congressman and historian who assisted and supported in giving rights to African Americans. -
Acquisitions (land)
Although there have been many major land acquisitions in the history of the US, the Louisiana purchase ended up doubling the size of the US, and helped us claim states we know today, like modern day New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Colorado. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, also known as Teddy Roosevelt, was the 26th president of the US and a former soldier who fought in the Spanish-American War. -
Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 was a law intended to help migration westward by providing people with 160 acres of land, which is about a quarter of a mile of land. -
Homesteader
A homesteader is simply someone who participated in the Homestead Act of 1862 and tried to move west in exchange for land. -
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Civil War Amendments
The Civil War amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) focused mainly on giving rights to people, like basic civil rights for everyone as well as voting rights, and even the official abolishment of slavery. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad that assisted in people who wanted to travel across America faster, as it went through most of America and took WAY less time to get from one side of America to the other. -
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Immigration
Immigration describes the action of moving to a foreign country, like America, which at the time, was mostly for working or simply trying to find new land. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a law created to prevent Chinese immigration to America, as it was starting to get out of hand for slavery and workers on railroads. -
Closing of the Western Frontier
The closing of the western frontier was when America finally eliminated the western border and decided to start settling across the land. -
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Assimilation
This is the process of something, especially culture, becoming similar to one other thing. To put it into different terms, it is when one culture may pick up or hear about something that another does, and do something similar -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was when many people were starting to migrate to NorthWestern Canada in search of gold. -
Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism was the crude exaggeration of stories in journalism. To help paint a better picture, think about all of those clickbait articles you might see online saying stuff like "7 foods you should NEVER eat" or "3 ways to lose fat FAST". -
Spanish-American War
A war between Spain and America which, after everything went down, ended up with the Mexican Cession, giving America tons of western land, like modern day California. -
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a large area in Central North America which contains mostly flatland, prairies, and grasslands. -
Missionaries
Missionaries were people who were sent to other countries to help promote and spread their religion and beliefs to different people. -
Americanization
This was the influence of American culture in other countries. For example, McDonalds can be found in countries like Japan after they started in only America -
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Urbanization
Urbanization describes the beginning development of cities and bigger towns, moving away from just villages like before. -
Rural & Urban
Around 1990 was when most areas in America were transformed from rural places (villages) to urban places (cities).