Across
- 1. These islands were taken over by the United States after Spain lost the war
- 5. The belief that American and European nations had the responsibility to "civilize" others (white man's)
- 6. This was the country the United States declared war on in 1898
- 8. This president had a diplomacy style that advocated for strong military and defending the Western Hemisphere
- 9. This Canal was constructed and controlled by the United States to maintain dominance of trade
- 12. This was the name of the ship that exploded starting a war in 1898
- 13. He was the leader of the Philippines who fought for independence
- 14. The last monarch of Hawaii
Down
- 2. the policy of bigger countries extending their power over another smaller country
- 3. This island was taken over by the United States and is still a U.S. territory
- 4. The U.S. did this to islands like Hawaii to add them as a territory
- 7. This former U.S. territory in the Pacific ocean is now a U.S. state
- 10. This island was where the ship exploded and was granted independence after the war
- 11. This type of journalism is exaggerated and puts a spin on what actually happened