Across
- 2. An immigration station for Asian Immigrants. Located in California. Very strict.
- 7. Exaggerated stories to lure Americans to support a war and to buy newspapers. Was a reason for the start of the Spanish-American War.
- 9. people who tried to fix America's problems. Included prohibitionists, civil rights activists, labor unions, suffragettes, and muckrakers.
- 10. Strong countries trying to become empires by extending political, military, economic, nationalistic, and humanitarian control over weaker territories.
- 11. Alliance which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
- 14. The Golden Age of America. A time of apparent prosperity, but corrupt underneath.
- 16. The banning of alcoholic drinks.
- 18. policy of staying away from the affairs of other countries and staying neutral.
- 19. Men who owned monopolies. Gained wealth through questionable tactics like exploitation of workers by giving them low wages and the government by buying their influence.
- 21. Belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
- 22. A process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballet.
- 23. Women who desired independence because of the 19th amendment and who were symbolizing "rebelling" against the previous generation.
- 24. The cost a defeated country must pay to the winning countries for some of their war costs.
Down
- 1. People purchasing stock only had to pay for 10% of the stock's actual value at time of purchase and the balance was paid at a later date.
- 3. Natural disaster through the 1930s of a drought, high winds, and dust. Destroyed all crops and prevented the use of farm land for years.
- 4. Favoritism to native born Americans. Anti-immigrants.
- 5. An organization involving multiple countries designed to settle conflicts. Most important part of the Fourteen Points for Wilson.
- 6. Giving up one's own culture and traditions to become more like another. Forced or voluntary.
- 8. The plan to put the country back together after the Civil War and fix the South after Sherman's March.
- 12. Act declaring that all men aged 21-30 had to register for the draft. Almost three million men were called for duty.
- 13. Hysteria about the evils of communism and anarchy.
- 15. End of the class system; no rich or poor. All property is common, actual ownership is given to the community or to the government.
- 17. Combat in which opposing troops fight from complex holes in the ground facing each other. Most common warfare in WWI.
- 20. Alliance which included Russia, France, and Great Britain.