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Progressivism |
Support for or advocacy of social reform |
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Trust busting |
Act of breaking of monopolies and trusts |
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Seward’s Folly |
Act when america purchased Alaska from Russia |
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Imperialism |
Extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force |
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Spanish American war |
War between Spain and USA in 1898 |
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Neutrality |
The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict |
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Lusitania |
British passenger ship sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland in 1915 |
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Demobilization |
Standing down a nations armed forces from combat ready status |
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Jazz age |
When jazz became world wide in the United States 1920’a and 1930’s |
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Teapot dome scandal |
Bribery scandal involving the administration of the U.S president warren G Harding from 1921-1923 |
