US Expansion and WW1

3. Refers to the racist idea behind the “White Man’s Burden,” used to justify imperialism.
5. U.S. battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor, triggering war with Spain.
8. Neutral country invaded by Germany at the start of WWI.
9. U.S. President during the Spanish-American War.
10. Intense loyalty to one’s country or ethnic group; major cause of WWI.
11. Type of warfare defined by ditches, barbed wire, and massive loss of life.
12. Nickname for American infantrymen in WWI.
13. Naval strategy used to protect ships from German U-boats during WWI.
16. Famous African American combat unit in WWI.
18. Agreement that officially ended WWI and imposed harsh penalties on Germany.
20. International peacekeeping group proposed by Wilson after WWI.
21. Sensationalist journalism that exaggerated events like the sinking of the USS Maine.

1. Pacific islands taken by the U.S. from Spain in 1898.
2. Telegram that promised Mexico U.S. land if it joined Germany in WWI.
4. Act passed in WWI that limited dissent and punished spying or interference with the draft.
6. U.S. foreign policy warning Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
7. Belief in building up strong armed forces, one cause of WWI.
14. Strategic naval base gained by the U.S. after annexing Hawaii.
15. Region known as the “powder keg of Europe” due to nationalist tensions.
17. President Wilson’s postwar peace plan, delivered in a 1918 speech.
19. Long-term cause of WWI involving mutual defense agreements.