Imperialiasm & The Great War

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Across
  1. 4. Part of the Treaty of Versailles that blamed Germany for causing WWI.
  2. 7. An agreement to stop fighting; WWI ended on November 11, 1918.
  3. 8. Alliance between France, Britain, and Russia before World War I.
  4. 9. A person who refuses to fight in war for moral or religious reasons
  5. 12. U.S. policy promoting equal trade access in China for all nations.
  6. 14. Law requiring men to register for the military draft.
  7. 17. – Agreement that ended the Spanish-American War; the U.S. gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
  8. 19. International organization created to maintain peace after WWI (the U.S. never joined).
  9. 20. Building up a nation’s military and preparing aggressively for war.
  10. 21. British passenger ship sunk by Germany in 1915, killing Americans and increasing U.S. anger.
  11. 23. Information (often biased or misleading) used to influence public opinion.
  12. 24. An anti-foreign uprising in China (1899–1901) against Western influence.
  13. 25. Policy where a powerful nation controls weaker nations
  14. 26. Strong pride in one’s country
  15. 27. A volunteer cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War.
Down
  1. 1. Plan by President Woodrow Wilson to create lasting peace after WWI.
  2. 2. Treaty that officially ended WWI and imposed harsh penalties on Germany.
  3. 3. Secret German message urging Mexico to attack the U.S.; helped push the U.S. into WWI.
  4. 5. lliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
  5. 6. Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination sparked World War I.
  6. 10. A U.S. battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, helping spark the Spanish-American War.
  7. 11. Allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuba and gave the U.S. control over Guantánamo Bay.
  8. 13. News reporting that exaggerates or sensationalizes stories to attract readers, often stretching the truth.
  9. 15. Extension of the Monroe Doctrine stating the U.S. could intervene in Latin American countries to maintain stability.
  10. 16. U.S. policy of using economic investments to influence other countries, especially in Latin America and Asia.
  11. 18. Laws that limited free speech and punished criticism of the government during WWI.
  12. 22. Movement of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities for jobs and better opportunities.