Across
- 2. President during the Spanish-American War.
- 4. "Speak softly, and carry a ____ _______."
- 7. Teddy Roosevelt led this group of gamblers, bear hunters and college students to success.
- 9. Became President after McKinley's assassination.
- 11. Was annexed in 1898, but didn't officially become our 50th state until 1959.
- 12. The U.S. became a strong world ________ after the Spanish-American War victory.
- 15. The length of the canal.
- 17. Panama had been previously controlled by ________.
- 19. U.S. territory after winning the war, but is now an independent country.
- 20. "Stretched" the truth about what was going on in Cuba.
- 21. Many people died from ________ while building the canal.
- 22. The number of miles from the tip of Florida to Cuba.
- 24. As a result of the war, Cuba was now ______ from Spain's control.
- 25. The U.S. gained the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and ______ from its victory.
Down
- 1. "The _______ Little War"
- 3. When strong countries try to "eat up" all of the smaller, weaker countries.
- 4. The idea that the U.S. should use their military to get action instead of negotiations.
- 5. A U.S. territory that was gained during the war, and remains one still today.
- 6. The major crop in Cuba that the U.S. was interested in.
- 8. The number of years it took the U.S. to build the Panama Canal.
- 10. This country tried to build the Panama Canal before the U.S. and failed.
- 13. The "Big Stick" Roosevelt was referring to was the U.S. _________.
- 14. The Roosevelt Corollary is seen as an addition to this...
- 16. The U.S. ship that blew up and was the "spark" of the war.
- 18. For a very long time, the U.S. believed they should follow this policy...until the Spanish-American War.
- 19. Brought the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans together
- 23. Alfred Mahan argued in order to be and stay number one, we needed a stronger _______ to patrol the seas.