Spanish-American War

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Across
  1. 4. US battle ship that mysteriously exploded on Feb. 15, 1898, killing 260 Am. sailors
  2. 10. strategic point above Santiago
  3. 12. Private letter from Spain that called president McKinley weak which made the US angry
  4. 13. U.S. businessman who helped form the Anti-Imperialist League
  5. 14. Cash crop of Cuba
  6. 15. Capital of Spanish owned Cuba
  7. 17. any instance of aggressive extension of authority
Down
  1. 1. US president when the construction of the Panama Canal was completed
  2. 2. this treaty ended the Spanish-American War. Under its terms, Spain recognized Cuba's independence and assumed the Cuban debt; it also ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States.
  3. 3. this group ______ captured San Juan Hill
  4. 5. A country that America gained land from in the Treaty of Paris
  5. 6. He helped organize the Rough Riders
  6. 7. Country from which Panama declared it's independence on Nov. 3, 1903
  7. 8. Site of a US naval station in Cuba
  8. 9. He was the leader of the Philippine insurgents. He helped American defeat Spain in the Philippines
  9. 11. Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
  10. 16. The width in miles of the US Canal Zone that stretches across panama