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Industrialization
the process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production, and craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy statement originally set forth which created separate spheres of European and American influence. The United States promised to stay out of European business and told the Europeans to stay out of the Western Hemisphere's business. -
Homestead Act Of 1862
the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
Transcontinental Railroad
the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history. -
immigration
to move back to the country you are from if you don't have papers and your not a u.s. citizen. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. -
Spanish American War
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris -
Americanization
Americanization is the process of an immigrant to the United States of America becoming a person who shares American values, beliefs and customs by assimilating into American society. -
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
The rising young Republican politician Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly became the 26th president of the United States in September 1901, after the assassination of William McKinley. Young and physically robust, he brought a new energy to the White House, and won a second term on his own merits in 1904. -
Urbanization
the process where an increasing percentage of a population lives in cities and suburbs. This process is often linked to industrialization and modernization, as large numbers of people leave farms to work and live in cities. Rural-urban migration continued to spread globally. -
Imperialism (Expansionism)
Both expansionism and imperialism are interlinked and project ulterior motives of a dominant nation. ... Imperialism is a policy of expanding a country's power and regulate through diplomacy or military force. Expansionism is a policy of territorial or economic expansion.
