American Imperialism

2. to take over and add on smaller areas to a larger country
3. the policy of extending a nation's borders
6. one of America's first colonies as a result of the Spanish American War
8. an American philosophy for extending Democratic power into Latin America
12. America's policy intended to keep control over Cuba
15. president who began the Panama Canal project
16. political ideology specific to America that imperialists wanted to spread across the world
17. addition to an earlier established principle
18. written agreement establishing special trading right in China

1. explosion of this ship was the final straw that lead America to war with Spain
4. taking control over smaller nations through political, economic, or military means
5. Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States
7. the country America initially offered money to build a canal
9. a country who remains out of world affairs
10. writing that were to blame for exaggerating the conditions in Cuba
11. the ability for the citizens to establish and participate in their own politics
13. branch of the military established as a result of the Spanish American War
14. president who established the Doctrine identifying the United States as the sole sovereign in the Western Hemisphere