Imperialism

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Across
  1. 2. the name of the cavalry unit in Cuba during the Spanish-American War
  2. 12. this Cuban rebel encourage the Cuban Revolution
  3. 13. this treaty will set the terms at the conclusion of the Spanish-American War
  4. 14. name of Teddy Roosevelts foreign policy
  5. 16. this island nation was acquired by the U.S. and is the home of a strategic Naval Base
  6. 18. the number of weeks that the Spanish-American War lasted
  7. 19. this secret resistance group in China tried to rebel against the imperial powers invading their country
  8. 20. this country was forced to open ports and allow other countries to trade
  9. 23. this Naval commander led the US Naval fleet in the Philippines destroying Spanish Navy in Malia
  10. 25. this Spanish General was sent to Cuba to put down the revolution nicknamed "the Butcher"
  11. 26. U.S. Naval base on the island of Hawaii
  12. 28. a region within one country over which another country claims exclusive rights
  13. 29. many Cubans died of starvation, disease, and neglect because they were placed in these
  14. 31. exaggerated or sensationalized stories that are created to lure readers
  15. 32. Roosevelt helped this country win its independence from Columbia
  16. 33. a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger nation
  17. 34. in the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War the U.S. purchased the Philippines for this much money
Down
  1. 1. gave the U.S. the right to intervene and settle disputes between any European countries
  2. 3. he led the cavalry unit during the Spanish-American War
  3. 4. when a stronger country takes over a weaker country and extends their political, economic, and military control over them
  4. 5. policy of staying out of another countries affairs
  5. 6. this country becomes a protectorate of the US and its citizens are free to travel back and forth to the U.S.
  6. 7. this policy was created in order to allow equal access to countries trading within China
  7. 8. this group of islands is where the Spanish-American War began
  8. 9. his admiral encourages the U.S. to build up their Navy
  9. 10. this country was blamed for the explosion of the American Naval ship in the Cuban Harbor
  10. 11. Secretary of State that called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war"
  11. 15. this was written by the Spanish minister and intercepted by the British, called U.S. president Wilson "weak"
  12. 17. rebel leader that helped the Americans in the Philippines fight off the Spanish
  13. 21. this Secretary of State was responsible for the purchase of Alaska
  14. 22. this is a seize fire agreement
  15. 24. this American ship blew up in Havana Harbor in Cuba killing 260 American soldiers
  16. 27. this territory was purchased by Roosevelt and he built this connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans cutting travel time in half
  17. 30. this is the U.S. Naval base in Cuba