America becomes a Superpower

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