American Imperialism Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• platt : amendment that restricted the rights of cuba
• mckinley : president who was assassinated in 1901
• liliuokalani : queen of hawaii in 1891
• extractive economics : removing raw materials from colonies
• insurrection : a rebellion
• boxer : rebellion in china in 1900
• roosevelt : president from 1901-1908
• dollar : diplomacy that involved investing money in central america
• rough riders : cavalry unit lead by roosevelt in cuba during the spanish american war
• panama : country where the u.s. built a canal
• hearst : newspaper publisher who disliked the spanish government
• guerrilla : type of warfare that involved small bands of fighters and hit-and-run tactics
• yellow press : newspaper publications that helped push the u.s. to war with spain
• big stick : diplomacy that involves a strong military
• dewey : u.s. naval leader in the philippines
• treaty of paris : document that ended the spanish-american war
• wilson : president elected in 1912
• imperialism : taking control of weak territories
• moral : diplomacy that focused on human rights
• taft : president elected in 1908
• jingoism : aggressive nationalism
• social darwinism : the belief that the strongest survive
• mahan : military historian who urged the u.s. to build a stronger navy