America becomes a Superpower

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Across
  1. 3. The fight against Communism caused the U.S. to form a complicated set of ___________________ in every corner of the world with unlikely partners.
  2. 5. The U.S. formed relationships with countries like Saudi Arabia, Israel, and South Korea because they saw those countries as _________________ against Communism.
  3. 6. Early on, many American politicians were anti-_______________________, so they refused to try to acquire Iceland and Greenland.
  4. 7. After the ___________________ wall fell, some say the U.S. could have removed itself from some of its management of global affairs.
  5. 10. The U.S. committed to a strategy called “containment” in order to prevent the spread of ________________________ around the Globe.
  6. 14. The U.N. ______________________ set up a system of international laws prohibiting wars of conquest.
  7. 17. Tensions between the U.S. and _____________________ eventually led to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
  8. 18. The U.S. then saw _________________ expansion as a direct threat during The Cold War.
  9. 20. The North ______________________ Treaty Organization was formed to stop Russia from invading other countries in Europe.
Down
  1. 1. its first 70 years, the U.S. ____________________ in terms of territory.
  2. 2. The U.S. hoped the world powers would be able to resolve differences through ___________________________ and law rather than war.
  3. 4. Some politicians, however, supported ______________________, which kept the country’s focus on itself rather the problems of other countries.
  4. 8. Delegates came together from allied nations to establish and global __________________________ system designed to prevent another Great Depression.
  5. 9. Secretary of State Seward pushed a plan to buy Alaska from _____________________.
  6. 11. The U.S. was the only country equipped with ____________________ weapons during WWII.
  7. 12. America is part of an interconnected global system that has helped to usher in an era of unprecedented ______________________ and low levels of conflict.
  8. 13. The U.S. acquired the Kingdom of _____________________ in 1898.
  9. 15. The _____________________ revolution produced explosive economic growth.
  10. 16. President Wilson attended the ___________________ Peace Conference, which ended WWI.
  11. 19. In 1918, the ______________________ of Nations was designed to promote peace and cooperation globally.