US History Unit 2 - Progressivism and Imperialism

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Across
  1. 2. Exaggerated stories to lure Americans to support the cause and sell newspapers
  2. 4. Americans can directly vote for senators; instead of being appointed by state
  3. 7. Movement of mid-class Americans set out to fix Americas problems
  4. 9. 1st progressive president and adored by americans
  5. 10. US is the policeman of the world, our job is to protect/intervene/threaten when needed
  6. 14. Police photographer who noticed the link in crimes and poverty
  7. 16. America wanted to imperialize Cuba so they went to war with Spain
  8. 18. guaranteed loans to all Latin countries
  9. 24. Women's right to vote, they fought for the right since 1848
  10. 26. People who exposed the evils and corruption in society though journalism and photography
  11. 27. US wanted to connect Atlantic and Pacific for shorter travel and give South America influence
  12. 28. Cuba can’t do anything without the US consent and US gets to keep a naval base
  13. 29. Americans who did NOT want to go to war - It’s not our business
  14. 30. Voters could remove an elected official; remove corruption in government
  15. 31. Nations deadliest factory disaster which led to improved conditions with help of federal law
Down
  1. 1. Policy aimed at breaking trusts and gives/protects rights of mid and lower class
  2. 3. European countries force China to trade with other countries to “westernize them”
  3. 5. The preservation, protection, and restoration of the natural environment
  4. 6. Volunteer cavalry force led by Theodore Roosevelt, won the war in 10 weeks
  5. 8. The banning of all alcohol in the US
  6. 11. Philippine wanted independence and fought America for it for 3 years, only gained it after WWll because of “White Man's Burden”
  7. 12. Purchased from Russia, Americans thought it was a bad buy but ended up being good because of OIL
  8. 13. From the exposure the meat packing industury it led to reform and the FDA
  9. 15. I: Americans proposed bills not just lawmakers R: Lawmakers allowed people to vote for bills to become laws
  10. 17. US wanted control for the sugar industry, our military overthrew their government
  11. 19. Muckraker who exposed the evils of the meat packing industry through a book called "The Jungle"
  12. 20. A state or country that has help from a more progressive country
  13. 21. China citizens fought against Western Imperialism and forces other countries out
  14. 22. Agreement with US and Spain, Cuba is viewed as independent, US gained the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
  15. 23. Gaining control over the political and economic status of another “weaker” country
  16. 25. A battleship docked in Havana, Cuba blew up. Spain was put to blame but it ended up that Spain wasn’t involved at all