The Spanish-American War and the Philippines

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  1. 3. Secretary of State John _______ called the conflict a “splendid little war.”
  2. 4. After the war, the U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the _______.
  3. 8. The U.S. battleship _______ exploded in Havana harbor in February 1898.
  4. 9. Industrialist Andrew _______ opposed U.S. conquest of the Philippines.
  5. 11. President Theodore _______ declared the Philippine War over in 1902.
  6. 13. The Spanish-American War officially ended with the Treaty of _______.
  7. 15. Critics worried imperialism contradicted America’s founding _______.
  8. 17. The American Anti-Imperialist _______ protested U.S. expansion overseas.
  9. 18. Reports from Harper’s _______ described the brutality of the Philippine war.
  10. 19. Senator Albert J. _______ saw the war as America’s chance for empire.
  11. 21. The Filipino republic established in 1899 was called the _______ Republic.
  12. 22. William H. _______ became the first civilian governor-general of the Philippines.
  13. 24. Many Americans compared the Philippine conflict to the _______ Wars.
Down
  1. 1. In July 1898, the United States annexed the islands of _______.
  2. 2. Author Mark _______ was a prominent critic of U.S. imperialism.
  3. 5. The Philippine-American War began in 1899 and lasted until 1902.
  4. 6. Roosevelt gained fame leading the Rough _______ at San Juan Heights.
  5. 7. Commodore George _______ destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay.
  6. 10. Emilio _______ led Filipino resistance against both Spain and the United States.
  7. 11. Theodore _______ resigned as assistant secretary of the navy to fight in Cuba.
  8. 12. President William _______ oversaw U.S. policy in the Philippines after 1898.
  9. 14. The Spanish surrendered at Santiago de _______ in July 1898.
  10. 16. The _________-American War began in the year 1898.
  11. 20. Supporters of empire often argued it was America’s _______ to expand.
  12. 23. Social reformer Jane _______ joined the Anti-Imperialist League.