Spanish-American War Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, built from 1904-1914
  2. 3. helped overthrow the queen of Hawaii and established himself as leader and refused to give up power, pushed for America to annex Hawaii
  3. 6. navy captain wrote in his book, the influence of sea power upon history, that a nation's strength depends on its naval might, leading imperialist
  4. 10. volunteer cavalry led by teddy roosevelt, gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill
  5. 11. considered a cause of the war- letter from the Spanish ambassador criticizing President McKinely which was published in the Hearst newspaper
  6. 13. this was a ship sent to Havana Harbor, Cuba; it was sent to protect Americans in cuba; the Maine explodes; the US declares war on spain as a result
  7. 14. journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to attract readers, one cause of the war
  8. 15. spain loses most of its empire, the platt amendment allows the US to intervene in Cuba, the US acquired the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico, and the US increases its strength as a world power
  9. 16. refers to US president theodore roosevelt's foreign policy; "speak softly, and carry a big stick"
  10. 18. conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. Fought for the issue of Cuban independence from Spain
  11. 20. arranged US to purchase Alaska from Russia
  12. 21. president taft's policy of linking american business interests to diplomatic interest abroad
  13. 22. territory gained by the U.S. as a result of the war
Down
  1. 1. writers who used yellow journalism
  2. 4. U.S. navy commander that defeated the Spanish fleet in the Philippines
  3. 5. Cuban rebellion against Spain, Yellow Journalism, Explosion of the USS Maine...DeLome Letter
  4. 7. the hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests
  5. 8. roosevelt's 1904 extension of the monroe doctrine, stating that the UNited States has the right to protect its economic interest in South and Central America by using military force
  6. 9. organized Cuban resistance against Spain
  7. 12. formally ended the war and gave Cuba independence and U.S. gets Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam
  8. 17. increased the military might of the US by providing a strategic naval base
  9. 19. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force