Spanish American War

5. The name of the sea where Puerto Rico and Cuba is located.
7. The policy of powerful countries to gain control of weaker countries.
10. Using exaggerated news stories to sell newspaper.
12. The name of the sea where Guam and Philippines is located.
13. The name of the African American soldiers fighting the Spanish-American War.
15. The US became this after winning the Spanish-American War.
16. President James Monroe's warning to European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere; issued in 1824.
17. Land gained be the US as territories after the Spanish-American War.

1. Cuban citizens who fought for their independence from Spain.
2. Leader of the Rough riders, US President
3. American battleship that exploded in Havanna Harbor in 1898.
4. Canal built by the US across Panama to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
6. Land gained be the US as territories after the Spanish-American War.
8. A right to be involved in Latin American countries to preserve law and order.
9. Land gained be the US as territories after the Spanish-American War.
11. The name of the harbor where the USS Maine exploded.
14. A country that controlled Cuba over 400 years.