Overseas Expansion

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Across
  1. 5. The president of Mexico from 1877 to 1880 and 1884 to 1913
  2. 6. A bonus payment of two cents per pound from the government in 1890
  3. 7. Connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
  4. 9. Defeated by Japan in 1895 and became very weak
  5. 10. Philippines rebel leader in 1898
  6. 11. The first to engage in yellow journalism to sell more papers
  7. 12. US will aid business interests in Western hemisphere
  8. 14. The secretary of state who negotiated the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
  9. 15. Building an empire by founding colonies
  10. 17. Surrendered from Spain in return for $20 million
  11. 18. Became a US territory in 1898 and is still part of the US commonwealth
  12. 19. Highly exaggerated articles to get newspapers to sell
  13. 20. Not involved in international trade
Down
  1. 1. The Platt Amendment limited this country's right to make treaties
  2. 2. Began the Mexican Revolution in 1910
  3. 3. 50th US state
  4. 4. Hawaiian King forced to sign a new constitution in 1887
  5. 6. The purchase of Alaska
  6. 8. Hawaii's queen in 1893
  7. 13. One of the ABC Powers countries
  8. 16. Became US president in 1913, and rejected Taft's dollar diplomacy