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Industrialization
A developing industry in a country or region. Industrialization meaning developing factories and the development of processing raw materials. -
Rural & Urban
Rural are village like areas. Urban are cities and towns which many buildings. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823. It was stated that they did not want Europeans in the US. -
Great Plains
The Great Plains is the broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland, that lies west of the Mississippi River tall grass prairie in the United States and east of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. and Canada. Railroads were being built around this area. -
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Alfred T. Mahan
A naval officer and historian. He wrote about the importance of naval power as a factor in the rise of the British empire. -
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Sanford B. Dole
A lawyer and jurist in the Hawaiian Islands. He advocated the westernization of Hawaiian government and culture. -
Americanization
the action of making a person or thing American in character or nationality; to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the U.S. -
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Henry Cabot Lodge
An American republic congressman, and historian. He is most known for his opposition to the League of Nations and, thusly, the Treaty of Versailles. -
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Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
The 26th President of the US. He was also the governor of New York for a brief period of time. -
Homestead Act of 1862
An act that allowed settlers to claim land of 160 acres. In return, they were to pay a fee and develop the land for 5 years. -
Homesteaders
A participant of the homestead act of 1862. They sought to find land and settle in it. -
Transcontinental Railroad
A railroad that the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific built in 1869. It was the longest railroad, as it went through many states. -
Civil War Amendments
The "Civil War Amendments" are known as the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. This was passed 5 years after the civil war. -
Imperialism
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. This term was first used in the 1870s. -
Assimilation
the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation, or the state of being so adapted: assimilation of immigrants into American life. -
Immigration
When people from other countries come to live in the US. They usually come for economic purposes. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
A United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. Chinese immigrants were rising to the point where it needed to stop. -
Closing of the Western Frontier
This essentially means there's no land to be explored in the west, as it is all taken by American citizens. The western frontier line was closed because of this. -
Yellow Journalism
It's journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. It's a newspaper or a document with little to no source. This became popular when William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer started using it in the 1890s. -
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Klondike Gold Rush
It was a march to the Klondike region in north-western Canada. 100,00 people participated in this event. -
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Spanish-American War
War between the Spanish and the Americans. This was won by the Americans in August of 1898. -
Acquisitions
Acquiring something; more specifically a piece of land. In the Spanish-American war, the acquisitions we gained were mainly Texas. We can use the Treaty of Paris as an example of this. -
Naval Station
A military base, where naval ships are docked when they aren't doing anything, and can receive minor repairment. These can also be referred to as a Navy Base or Military Port. -
Urbanization
Making areas of land more urban. Creating buildings around cities and towns. -
Missionaries
Someone who is sent to a foreign country to spread religion. The origin of this term can be found during the 1920s.
