United States Imperialism

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Across
  1. 1. Economic and political domination of a strong nation over a weaker one
  2. 4. A main reason the U.S. wanted to enter an imperialistic role in the world
  3. 5. Territory controlled by Spain who the U.S. was trying to help set free
  4. 7. A territory where the locals were allowed to stay in power, but the rulers had to listed to the country that imperialized them
  5. 8. Country the U.S. attempted to trade with, but they were turned away at first
  6. 9. Wrote a book about the importance of sea power
  7. 12. Exaggerated news stories
  8. 15. To attach or add, as in incorporating a territory
Down
  1. 2. Naval commander who led an expedition to Japan
  2. 3. Queen of Hawaii
  3. 6. Name of the conference in which the U.S. invited Latin America to in order to convince them to trade
  4. 10. Name given to the ships sent to Japan. They were called this due to the smoke the cannons gave off
  5. 11. President of the U.S. who was anti-imperialism
  6. 13. The idea that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas and systems of government
  7. 14. Name to the U.S. ship that mysteriously exploded off the coast of Cuba