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| Yellow journalism | When reporters exaggerate the facts of a story to sell more newspapers. |
| William McKinley | Our 25th President |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Lead the "Rough Riders," also our 26th President. |
| armistice | An agreement to stop fighting. |
| isthmus | a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land masses. |
| documentary sources | items produced by a person after experiencing a historical event (like diaries, letters) |
| aviation | Travel by air |
| Assembly line | mass production in which parts of a product are put together as they move past a line of workers. |
| Guglielmo Marconi | He invented wireless radio. |
| corrusption | a dishonest way of acting. |
| Political Boss | an elected official who has many dishonest employees and who controls the government with their help. |
| Progressives | a person who believes that the government and citizens can make life easier. |
| Merit System | a system through which a person s tested to make sure he or she can do a job before the job is offered. |
| Capitalism | an economic system in which people and businesses control the production of goods and services. |
| Monopoly | a company that has little or no competition. |
| Conservation | the wise use and protection of natural resources. |
| Civil Rights | rights guaranted to all citizens by the Constitution. |
| 16th Amendment | Gave the federal government the power to tax. |
| 17th Amendment | Changes the way Senators were named..elected now by vote of the people. |
| NAACP | This organization fights for the equal rights for all people (civil rights) |
| Wright Brothers | Invented the first airplane. |
| Alexander Graham Bell | Invented the first telephone. |
| Thomas Edison | Invented power-stations to provide electrcity to homes and businesses. |
| washing machines | This invention made household chores easier. |
