MERICAN IMPERIALSM

2. The agreement that ended the Spanish-American War and ceded territories to the U.S.
8. A U.S. policy opposing European intervention in the Western Hemisphere
10. The practice of acquiring control over another country, often exploiting resources
13. The process of adding a territory to an existing nation
18. Theodore Roosevelt's approach to foreign policy, asserting U.S. power
19. Teddy Roosevelt’s policy of using military force to achieve foreign policy goals
21. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s idea that a strong navy was essential for global dominance
22. U.S. battleship whose sinking was blamed on Spain, sparking the Spanish-American War

1. The country whose fight for independence against Spain led to the Spanish-American War
3. U.S. initiative to ensure trade rights in China
4. The U.S. president who oversaw the construction of the Panama Canal
5. The conflict in 1898 that resulted in the U.S. acquiring new territories
6. Exaggerated news reporting that helped spark the Spanish-American War
7. Pacific Island acquired by the U.S. following the Spanish-American War
9. The belief that stronger nations are justified in dominating weaker ones
11. U.S. territory acquired after the Spanish-American War
12. The 19th-century belief in U.S. territorial expansion across the continent
14. A policy where a nation extends its power and influence over other territories
15. A driving force behind U.S. imperialism to find new markets and resources
16. Island nation the U.S. acquired after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War
17. U.S. territory annexed in 1898, providing a strategic naval base in the Pacific
20. The waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans