Learning Contract #5

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Across
  1. 2. One of the two main coalitions that fought World War I. It consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria and was also known as the Quadruple Alliance.
  2. 6. Advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
  3. 8. 369th Infantry Regiment, originally formed as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment before being re-organized as the 369th upon federalization, was an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard during World War I and World War II.
  4. 9. A secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. If the United States entered World War I against Germany, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
  5. 11. An artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.
  6. 12. An impartial or unbiased country or person.
  7. 18. A statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.
  8. 19. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  9. 20. A United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas
  10. 21. A group of nations taking military action together, in particular the countries that fought with the US in World War I and World War II.
  11. 22. Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste
Down
  1. 1. An American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
  2. 3. A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
  3. 4. A US Navy ship that sunk in Havana Harbor in February 1898 contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April
  4. 5. A British ocean liner that was sunk on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat 11 miles (18 km) off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 passengers and crew. The sinking presaged the United States declaration of war on Germany.
  5. 7. An American statesman, politician, conservationist, naturalist, and writer, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909
  6. 10. The first worldwide intergovernmental organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.
  7. 13. A nation or state so powerful that it can influence world affairs.
  8. 14. A government's policy relating to relations with other nations and international organizations.
  9. 15. Refers to President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
  10. 16. The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
  11. 17. An addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–1903.