Blackjack
Nickname of General John J Pershing, which came from his years with the 10th Cavalry, an African-American regiment that fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War
Cuba
One of the last Spanish colonies in the Americas, located only 90 miles off the coast of Florida
Cuba
Pearl of the Antilles
Santiago
Site where an American fleet sank a Spanish squadron on July 3, 1898, ending Spanish resistance in Cuba
Dr. Walter Reed
U.S. army surgeon who proved the transmission of yellow fever by mosquitoes
Guantanamo
Site of a U.S. naval station in Cuba
Guantanamo
Nicknamed Gitmo
Paris at the Palace of Versailles
Site where the peace treaty was signed on December 10, 1898 to end the Spanish-American War
General Weyler
Spanish general who was sent to Cuba to put down the revolt for independence
Felipe Aguinaldo
Leader of the Filipino rebels fighting for independence from Spain
Congressman Thomas Reed
U.S. Speaker of the House who resigned his congressional seat in protest of colonial expansion
San Juan Hill
The most famous land battle in Cuba during the Spanish-American War; battle that made the rough riders famous
Admiral George Dewey
U.S. naval leader who sank the Spanish fleet stationed in Manila Bay; stating to an officer, "You may fire when ready, Gridley.
Havana
Capital of Spanish-owned Cuba
Cuba
Caribbean island that became an independent nation as a result of the Spanish-American War
General Nelson Appleton Miles
U.S. general who captured Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War
Puerto Rico
Caribbean island that was aquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War
Senor De Lome
Spanish diplomat who criticized the U.S. president in a private letter, stolen by a Cuban rebel and later published in the New York Journal
William Randolph Hearst
Publisher of the New York World whose sensational newspaper stories called for a war to liberate Cuba from Spanish War
Rough Riders
A volunteer unit in the Spanish-American War, a mixed crew of cowboys, college students, and adventurers
Santiago
Port on the southeastern coast of Cuba, site of a major naval battle during the Spanish-American War
Phillipines
Pacific islands that were acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish American War
Admiral Pasqual Cervera
Spanish naval leader in the Caribbean during the Spanish-American War
Guam
Pacific island that was acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War
John Hay
U.S. Secretary of State who called the fighting with Spain a "spendid little war
Teddy Roosevelt
Leader of the First Volunteer Calvary Regiment during the Spanish-American War, who had resigned as assistant secretary of the navy in order to fight
Tabacco and Sugar Cane
Cash crop of Cuba, in which American industrialist had invested millions of dollars
John Pershing, Blackjack
U.S. military leader in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, officer of the 10th Calvalry
Captain Sigsbee
Captain of the U.S. battleship that exploded in Havana's harbor on Febuary 15, 1898
USS Maine
U.S. battleship that mysteriously exploded on Febuary 15, 1898, killiing 260 American sailors
Butcher Weyler
Nickname that the American press dubbed the Spanish general in Cuba because of his brutal treatment of prisoners and his cruel policies
Rear Admiral William Sampson
U.S. naval leader in the Caribbean during the Spanish-American War
Senor De Lome
Spanish minister to the United States who resigned just prior to the Spanish-American War
William Randolf Hearst
Publisher of the New York Journal whose sensational newspaper stories called for a war to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule
William McKinley
U.S. president during the Spanish-American War
Nelson Appleton Miles
U.S. military officer in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War
Fredric Remington
U.S. artist who illustrated reporters' dispatches during the Spanish-American War
Teddy Roosevelt
Leader who organized group of Rough Riders
Remember the Maine
Became the battle cry of the Spanish-American War
Colonel Leonard Wood
Commander of the USS Maine