TEST PREP - US Imperialism & WWI

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Across
  1. 1. California Gold Rush, Homestead Act, and the Completion of transcontinental railroad all factors that contributed to Westward _________________.
  2. 9. _________________ telegram was part of an effort to enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war.
  3. 10. construction of the _________________ become more important to the United States after the Spanish-American War because the navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  4. 12. Renewal of unrestricted _________________ warfare by Germany was one of the events that influenced President Woodrow Wilson’s decision to enter World War I
  5. 16. Securing land for the Panama Canal and military interventions in Latin America are examples of Roosevelt's use of the "________________" diplomacy.
  6. 17. _________________ companies sold land in the West for very low price.
  7. 21. After World War I, senators who opposed United States participation in the ___________________ argued that American membership in the organization would involve the nation in future world conflicts.
  8. 22. As a result of low land prices and the Homestaed Act many farmers moved West and the Native American Indians on the Great Plains were forced onto _________________.
  9. 23. _________________ policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, interception of the Zimmermann Note, and American loans to Allied nations led to United States entry into World War I.
  10. 24. ____________________ bonds were used during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to help finance (pay for) the war effort.
  11. 25. Some of the major reasons for United States _________________ included: the desire for markets and raw materials; closing of the western frontier; missionary spirit; belief in the White Man's Burden.
  12. 26. The United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I because many senators believed that the League of Nations could draw the United States into future ___________________.
  13. 27. President Theodore Roosevelt's __________________ strengthened the Monroe Doctrine by establishing the policy that the United States would intervene in Latin America to prevent European interference.
Down
  1. 2. The United States tried to avoid involvement in World War I by following a policy of _________________.
  2. 3. President Theodore Roosevelt’s commitment to the proverb, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far,” was most clearly shown when he intervened in _________________ affairs.
  3. 4. The primary goal of the _________________ of 1887 regarding Native American Indians was to assimilate Native American Indians into mainstream American life.
  4. 5. _________________ Offered free 160 acres of land in the West to anyone willing to live on it for 5 years.
  5. 6. The disclosure of the Zimmerman document contributed to the entry of the United States into _________________.
  6. 7. During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson outlined the ___________________ suggesting a peace plan to prevent future wars.
  7. 8. The federal government supported rail road construction by giving rail road companies _________________ grants.
  8. 11. One of the major characteristics of American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was acquiring _________________ to promote economic and strategic interests.
  9. 13. A major result of the _________________ War (1898) was that the United States assumed a more prominent role in world affairs.
  10. 14. American newspapers used yellow journalism to build public support for the war against _________________.
  11. 15. Secretary of State John Hay sent his Open Door Notes (1899–1900) to world powers to gain equal access to _________________ markets.
  12. 18. The Homestead Act and grants of land to railroads were used to encourage settlement of the _________________.
  13. 19. Exaggerated, sensational newspaper headlines and articles are often referred to as __________________ journalism.
  14. 20. The establishment of the Open Door policy (1899–1900) and the response to the _________________ Rebellion (1900) showed that the United States wanted to protect American trading interests in China.