US History: The Spanish American War

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Across
  1. 2. _____________________ the Maine became a US battle cry for revenge
  2. 4. the Cubans people staged two failed ________________ against Spanish rule
  3. 6. the harbor and capital of Cuba. (this was where the first battleship was sent
  4. 7. the American's were sympathetic to the Cuban cause because it was like America's struggle for freedom against _______________
  5. 11. this is the process of empire building by conquering territories or establishing colonies
  6. 15. after Spain surrendered Cuba, America turned its attention here
  7. 16. the Spanish started puting Cuban citizens in concentration/relocation __________ after the second revolt
  8. 17. the battleship that was sent to Cuba by president McKinley, and exploded
  9. 18. this amendment was forced into the Cuban constitution to limit Cuba's power and make it a US territory
Down
  1. 1. this is a type of journalism that exaggerates or lies to change the audience's opinions
  2. 3. Americans that advocated for imperialism and acquiring colonies
  3. 5. the US had a better __________________(sea fighting force) than Spain
  4. 8. the island nation that the Spanish American war was primarily fought over
  5. 9. this act of 1900 gave Puerto Rico limited self-rule and allowed its people to become US citizens
  6. 10. the war lasted less than ____________ mos
  7. 12. the first battle of the Spanish American war was fought here
  8. 13. the US was worried because Cuba was __________________ (on the globe) to the United States
  9. 14. the ___________________ riders were a cavalry unit led by Teddy Roosevelt
  10. 15. the treaty that ended the war was the Treaty of ________________