Progressive Era Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. Banned the sale of alcohol making the US officially 'Dry.'
  2. 7. Journalists who exposed corruption to fight for reform.
  3. 8. Gave women the right to vote.
  4. 11. Chinese nationalists attacked foreign settlements and murdered dozens to fight against Western Imperialism and forced all countries out.
  5. 12. US purchased this place for $7.2 Million from Russia.
  6. 13. Fight for women's right to vote, 8 hour work days, and minimum wage for women.
  7. 14. A movement by christian women who believed alcohol was immoral, pushing the ban of it in the US.
  8. 16. Acquiring territory or gaining control over the political or economic life of "weaker" countries.
  9. 17. Promoted a strong US army and the idea to civilize nations unlike the US.
Down
  1. 1. Built by US to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  2. 2. Allowed the people to vote for their senators.
  3. 3. Wrote 'The Jungle' revealing the truth behind people's meat.
  4. 4. The preservation of (in Teddy's case) wildlife and nature.
  5. 6. Voters can remove a corrupt elected offical.
  6. 9. Promoted US trade by supporting American enterprise.
  7. 10. Americans that don't want to go to war; they want to keep ISOLATED from other countries affairs; it's not our business.
  8. 14. Middle class Americans worried about the unrest of the poor and excesses of the rich.
  9. 15. This man exposed the lives of the less fortunate/poor people in the US.