Spanish American War Word Bank
Word Bank
Philippines
Cuba
Monroe
Wake
Maine
4th Estate
Guam
Spain
Black Jack Pershing
Puerto Rico
US
Imperialist
Protectorate
The American policy of keeping European colonies out of the Western
hemisphere is called the ________________ Doctrine. In 1898, Cuba was controlled by
______________. A war broke out in Cuba. The American Press, also known as the
______________, made a lot of money reporting on the war. The Spanish were blamed,
by the papers, for the sinking of an American ship called the ______________. When
the Spanish refused to leave __________, war broke out.
The US navy fought the Spanish in the _________________. General
__________________ ran the land war in Cuba. The ___________ won the war. Cuba
became a _________________. In the Pacific, the US gained the Philippines and the
islands of _______________ and ______________. _____________ became American
territory in the Caribbean. The US was a world power after this war and an
______________ nation.