Chapter 23 Lesson 3

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Across
  1. 2. the name of the conflict after centuries of Spanish rule, the people of Cuba rebelled in the late 1800s leading the Spanish to use harsh measures that left thousands of Cubans dying of starvation and disease
  2. 5. The Treaty of ______ designated the Philippines as a US territory on February 6, 1899
  3. 7. another word for truce
  4. 8. a country under the control of a different country
  5. 9. ship sent to Havana, Cuba the exploded killing 260
  6. 11. Commodore who led a surprise attack on a fleet of Spanish ships in Manila Bay
  7. 12. made Peurto Rico a US Territory
  8. 13. area completely controlled by a country
Down
  1. 1. The Spanish-American War began in Cuba but quickly shifted to
  2. 3. restricting Cuba’s treaty-making abilities and establishing a US base at Guantanamo Bay
  3. 4. led the Filipino Rebels for independence from the US
  4. 6. led by Theodore Roosevelt, played a pivotal role in the Battle of San Juan Hill resulting in the Spanish retreating and being met by the US navy in the Santiago Harbor
  5. 7. to end fighting
  6. 10. marked the end of the Spanish-American War
  7. 12. who was the US Secretary of State who dubbed the Spanish-American War “a splendid little war”