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Turn of the Century
Set 2: The Spanish-American War
Term | Definition |
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William McKinley | U.S. president during the Spanish-American War |
Theodore Roosevelt | U.S. president during the construction of the Panama Canal |
Spanish-American War | war that led to America becoming a world power; America also gained 3 new territories (Guam, Puerto Rico & the Philippines) |
Panama Canal | man-made short-cut through Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
yellow journalism | newspapers writing exaggerated stories about how badly the Spanish people were treating the Cuban and American people |
U.S.S. Maine | American battleship that exploded in Havana, Cuba harbor believed to have been blown up by mines that Spain planted on the ship |