Spanish American War

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Across
  1. 5. 1st United States Cavalry Unit led under Theodore Roosevelt
  2. 7. U.S. gained this territory along with Cuba in the Caribbean after the war
  3. 8. Spanish Ambassador letter that criticized President McKinley
  4. 9. Main reason America wanted this territory is so planes could take off and ships could refuel
  5. 10. Belief that is a God given right to expand westward
  6. 11. The belief people had that they needed to aggressively fight the Spanish in a war
  7. 13. Navy ship that was sunk contributing to the break out of the Spanish American War
  8. 14. United States intervened with this country after the blowing up of one of their navy ships
Down
  1. 1. After the Spanish American War some Americans wanted to conquer more countries they were called
  2. 2. Warned Europe not to interfere with the affairs in the Western Hemisphere
  3. 3. This type of newspapers helped overemphasize factors that lead up to the Spanish American War
  4. 4. America becomes this after the annexation of Hawaii
  5. 6. The people who opposed forced expansion
  6. 7. American advocated for the annexation of this territory for commercial opportunities in Asia
  7. 12. The U.S. felt this for Cubans under Spanish rule