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immigration
moving to a new country from another -
industrialization
the development of industries. -
assimilation
taking in new ideas -
rural and urban
rural is living on the country side.
urban is living in the city. -
great plains
broad expanse of land -
americanization
the influence of american culture on other countries -
monroe doctrine
polocy of opposing european colonism -
homesteader
a life style of self sufficency -
naval station
a navy base that holds war ships and other weapons -
homestead act 1862
granted 160 acres for free if the land was improved after 5 years -
trans continental railroad
first railroad across the us -
13,14,15th ammendments
made to ensure equality for newly emmancipated slaves -
imperialism
policy of exstending power -
missionaries
tried to push themselves on indians -
chinese exclusion act
prohibiting immigration of chinese laborers -
klondike gold rush
immigration to the yukon in search of gold -
closing of the western frontier
after the last land rush the frontier closed -
spanish american war
war between spain and the us -
yellow journalism
based on sensationalism -
acquisitions
guam
porter rico
philipines -
teddy roosevelt
26th president of the united states -
urbanization
making an area more urban -
alfred t mahan
a naval officer -
standford b dole
a lawyer and jurist in the hawaiin islands -
henry cabbot lodge
an american congressman and historian
