Chapter 12 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  2. 4. one who is against war or the use of violence
  3. 5. A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
  4. 7. A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
  5. 8. A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
  6. 10. American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI
  7. 11. Not favoring either side
  8. 14. unable to read or write
  9. 17. type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers
  10. 19. A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
  11. 23. Americans who feared that immigrants would take jobs and impose their Roman Catholic beliefs on society
  12. 26. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
  13. 27. murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons; The assassination of Franz Ferdinand kickstarted WW1
Down
  1. 1. an economic system in which industries are owned by workers rather than by private businesses; Sometimes government
  2. 2. Allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba whenever it wanted and gave the United States control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
  3. 5. a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
  4. 6. A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate weaker countries politically, socially, and economically.
  5. 9. the right to vote
  6. 12. Twenty-sixth president of the United States; he focused his efforts on trust busting, environment conservation, and strong foreign policy.
  7. 13. German submarines used in World War I/WW2
  8. 15. sold to American people to raise money for the war efforts
  9. 16. a state that is controlled and protected by another.
  10. 18. Movement of people from rural areas to cities
  11. 20. Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
  12. 21. A person who uses violence in the pursuit of political aims
  13. 22. agreements between nations to aid and protect one another; Domino Effect
  14. 24. An agreement to stop fighting
  15. 25. An act of great cruelty and wickedness