US Wars

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Across
  1. 2. France and Britain’s treaty to end WWI. Mean towards Germany. Established the League of Nations. The US did not sign
  2. 4. Colonist stopped buying British goods to protest taxes
  3. 6. The strong sense of national pride. The US had beaten the #1 world power twice in 50 years.
  4. 8. The belief that new states should vote on slavery
  5. 9. the secret development of the atomic bomb
  6. 10. Encouraged the buildup of US ships, leading the US to a quick victory
  7. 11. 14 ____ Plan: Wilson’s plan to end WWI and prevent future wars. Did not pass
  8. 13. The British kidnapped US sailors & forced them to serve in navy
  9. 15. Exaggerated news stories. Made people want war
  10. 17. US troops trained Vietnamese troops to replace them so the US could leave
  11. 18. Japanese American in California were sent to internment camps, because it was assumed they would be loyal to Japan.
  12. 20. U.S.S. ____: US ship that sunk in Havana harbor. Blamed on Spain.
  13. 23. Congressmen who wanted war
  14. 25. Exposed the extent of US actions in Vietnam to the public
  15. 26. During Johnson’s presidency. A US warship was attacked, allowed the US to justify sending troops to Vietnam.
  16. 27. Texas had a border dispute with Mexico and the US wanted ALL of Texas, leading to this war.
  17. 28. Lincoln’s initial goal for the Civil War
  18. 31. ___ Diplomacy: Wilson’s justification for joining WWI was to “Keep the world safe for democracy”
  19. 34. Stamp Act, Sugar Act, etc angered colonists because they had no
  20. 35. Who the US and its allies fought against in WWII
  21. 36. When one country controls another. Example: The US gains control of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
  22. 37. Said that slaves in rebelling states were free, but freed no one (South viewed itself as its own country). It made the Civil War explicitly about slavery- gave the Union a new reason to fight, and prevented England from helping the Confederacy.
Down
  1. 1. “Shots heard around the world” The first battle of the American Revolution
  2. 3. A group of Congressmen who wanted to punish the leaders of the Confederacy and wanted to help the freedmen as much as possible.
  3. 5. Who the US and its allies fought against in WWI
  4. 7. The colonists declared freedom from the British. Inspires other countries to have their own revolution
  5. 12. British cruise ship that was sunk by German U-Boats but had American passengers aboard
  6. 14. Operation____: A massive bombing campaign of Vietnam by the US
  7. 16. Limits the President’s ability to declare war and send troops overseas
  8. 19. The US sent supplies to allies at the beginning of WWII. Helped allies while maintaining neutrality. Promoted during FDR’s fireside chats.
  9. 21. Theory that if one country falls to communism, others would follow. JFK’s justification to sending advisors to Vietnam
  10. 22. The idea that it was God’s will for the US to expand west, justifying aggression
  11. 24. ___ & Nagasaki: The places the atomic bomb was 1st dropped. The goal was to end the war quickly to save lives.
  12. 29. The British were not enforcing the laws
  13. 30. The belief that there should be no slavery in new states
  14. 32. Violent colonial protest made the British stricter, making the colonists even angrier.
  15. 33. A fake note from Germany to Mexico. Asked Mexico to start a war with the US to keep us busy and out of WWI