Imperialism

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Across
  1. 2. When a German U-boat sunk this ship on May 7th, 1915 killing 128 Americans.
  2. 6. A proposed alliance of countries of the world after World War I that would work together to resolve conflicts.
  3. 8. Constructed as a means to ship goods quicker between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  4. 9. A volunteer cavalry under the command of Theodore Roosevelt and fought during the Spanish American War.
  5. 12. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire who fought against the Allies in World War I.
  6. 14. Announced by Roosevelt in 1904, under which the U.S. claimed the right to protect its economic interests by military force if necessary in western hemisphere nations.
  7. 15. Woodrow Wilson’s vision for post World War I proposing a more peaceful way to avoid future wars across the globe.
  8. 16. The policy of extending a nation’s authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means.
  9. 17. A secret telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico proposing an alliance between the countries.
  10. 18. The U.S. policy of using the nation’s economic power to exert influence over other countries.
  11. 19. Sensational style of writing, which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers.
Down
  1. 1. The policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use of a tool of diplomacy.
  2. 3. A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation.
  3. 4. A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.
  4. 5. Provisions the U.S. insisted Cuba add to its new constitution giving the U.S. the right to intervene in the country and the right to lease Cuban land for naval and fueling stations.
  5. 7. US Navy ship ordered to Cuba to protect American citizens and property. It was sunk by mysterious reasons on February 15, 1898.
  6. 10. The treaty that ended World War I and said Germany must take the blame for the War and pay reparations.
  7. 11. Legislation passed by Congress in 1900, in which the U.S. ended military rule in Puerto Rico and set up a civil government.
  8. 13. the right of people to choose their own political status.