| A | B |
| Jose Marti | He launched a revolution in Cuba in 1895 to free it from Spain. |
| Valaeriano Weyler | Spanish general sent to crush the Cubn rebellion. |
| yellow journalism | A sensational style of writing, which exaggerated the news to lure and engage readers. |
| U.S.S. Maine | The American ship that exploded in a Cuban port. |
| George Dewey | He gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila in the Philippines. |
| Rough Riders | A volunteer cavalry under the command of Roosevelt. |
| San Juan Hill | An important military position that reporters mistakenly claimed the Rough Riders captured. |
| Treaty of Paris | The treaty ending the Spanish-American War, which freed Cuba. |