Spanish-American War
The country that the United States wanted to help which led to the Spanish American War.
Cuba
What was the outcome for Cuba of the Spanish-American War?
Cuba Gained their independence.
These two oceans are connected because of the Panama Canal
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Explain how the explosion of the USS Maine marked the beginning of the Spanish American War.
America believed that Spain blew up the USS Maine and killed 250 Americans.
These THREE places became territories of the United States after the Spanish-American War ended.
What are Guam, The Philippines, and Puerto Rico?
This country started to build a canal in the late 1800s but had to stop the project because of disease
What is France?
An important soldier during the Spanish American War who later became president of the United States
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This is where the USS Maine exploded as well as the country where the Spanish American War was fought.
What is Cuba?
This was the biggest challenge of building the canal
What are Mosquitoes? ....causing yellow fever and malaria....killed many workers
Theodore Roosevelt led this diverse group made up of volunteers (cowboys, Native Americans, miners, and law enforcement officers) during the Spanish American War.
Who were the Rough Riders?
What American state is Cuba located close to?
Florida
These solutions, created by doctors and scientists, helped the workers finish the Panama Canal
What is drain swamps, cover water supplies and tents with nets?
This document was signed to officially bring the final end to the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This president was in office and signed the Treaty of Paris to officially end the Spanish American War.
Who was William McKinley?
These were the two main reasons that Theodore Roosevelt wanted to build a canal