Spanish American War Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. A group of volunteer solders who fought on horseback during the Spanish American War
  2. 4. U.S. warship that exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba and is considered one of the causes of the Spanish American War
  3. 6. Using eye-catching and sensational headlines to increase newspaper sales
  4. 8. A country's policy of extending power by acquiring territories or by gaining political and economic control of other areas
  5. 10. The treaty that ended the Spanish American War; it gave Cuba its independence from Spain, the United States was given Puerto Rico and Guam and the U.S was sold to the Philippines for $20 million
Down
  1. 1. the nickname for the Spanish American War because it was short, inexpensive but the gains for the U.S. were huge; the United States gained new territories and was viewed as a world power
  2. 3. The most significant and the last battle of the Spanish American War where Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders claimed victory
  3. 5. The rallying cry of the Spanish American War
  4. 7. A policy of remaining apart from the affairs of other countries, especially the political affairs of other countries
  5. 9. A manmade waterway cut through Panama in Central America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean