Spanish-American War

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Across
  1. 2. The Southeast Asian archipelago ceded to the United States by Spain following the conclusion of the war.
  2. 4. The strategic hill near Santiago where Theodore Roosevelt's rough riders fought a famous, decisive battle, San ______.
  3. 6. A caribbean island territory surrendered by Spain to the United States that remains a U.S. commonwealth today, Puerto ______.
  4. 9. The spanish territory in the Caribbean Sea that was subsequently occupied by United States military forces from 1898 to 1902.
  5. 10. The specific harbor location where the Spanish fleet was entirely decimated by a station U.S. fleet.
  6. 11. U.S. Battleship whose mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, USS _____.
  7. 12. Future executive who famously led the volunteer “Rough Riders” regiment.
  8. 13. The strategic Western Pacific island captured by the United States from Spain during the 1898 war.
  9. 14. Sensationalized, exaggerated press reporting used to inflame public opinion, _________ Journalism.
  10. 15. Publisher and owner of the New York Journal who was known for the practice of Yellow Journalism, William ________.
Down
  1. 1. Irregular military groups using hit-and-run tactics against Spanish forces.
  2. 3. Six U.S. battleships sunk the spanish navy that was stationed in the capital of the philippines on May 1st, ______ bay.
  3. 5. An early version of the battleship with lots of secondary weapons and four main turrets.
  4. 7. 25th President of the united states who led the nation through the Spanish-American War before his assasination in 1901.
  5. 8. 1898 peace agreement that officially concluded the war.The Treaty of ______.