The Age of Imperialism Crossword

The territory--and later state--that was purchased by the U.S. Congress in 1867 for $7.2 million.
A serious economic depression in the U.S. that was caused by over expansion in industry and railroads as well as a drop in demand and investment from Europe in American products.
The concept created by English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, Charles Darwin, based on the ideologies of natural selection and survival of the fittest being applied to society and politics.
The movement to either acquire territory or gain control over the political or economic life of other countries, giving way to world powers in the early 20th century.
The war between the U.S. and Spain during 1898 sparked by the explosion and sinking of the USS Maine on February 15th, 1898.
An intense form of nationalism calling for an extreme, aggressive, and even warlike foreign policy.
The 25th U.S. president, elected after the end of the Panic of 1893, that led the nation during the Spanish-American War and the Boxer Rebellion.
The attack from the Chinese secret society--the Society of Harmonious Fists--on foreign settlements and Christian missionaries, quickly crushed by a U.S. international force.
William Howard Taft's foreign policy of promoting and protecting U.S. trade by supporting American enterprises abroad.
The Secretary of State to President Woodrow Wilson, was a dominant force in the liberal wing of the Democratic Part, did not support the "gold standard," railroads, or banks, and agreed with many of President Wilson's views.