Puzzling History

1. an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development such as railroad construction, mining, andother key industries
3. To prevent European nations from sending troops to the Caribbean or Central America
5. a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher of the St. Louis
6. kind of sensationalist reporting, in which writers often exaggerated or even made up stories to attract readers
8. an attitude of aggressive nationalism
13. is the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations.
15. on a voyage around the world to showcase the nation’s military might
16. something of value
18. ascended the Hawaiian throne
19. Cuba could not make any treaty with another nation that would weaken its independence or allow another foreign power to gain territory in Cuba
20. to come between
21. They believed that after reaching the Pacific Ocean it was the nation’s destiny to expand overseas and spread its civilization to other people
22. a writer and poet who was passionately committed to the cause of Cuban independence
23. One of Roosevelt’s most dramatic actions in the Caribbean
24. and Albert J. Beveridge, pushed for the construction of a new navy.

2. The idea that the United States and Latin America should work together
4. Youngest president
7. Land of Freedom
9. Nearly/Almost
10. stress or force
11. an officer in the U.S. navy who taught at the Naval War College
12. which gave the United states the exclusive right to build and control any proposed canal through Central America
14. the imperial power of the local rulers to stay in control and protected them against rebellions and invasion
17. group members besieged foreign embassies in Beijing, killing more than 200 foreigners and taking others prisoner