| A | B |
| Alliance | a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. |
| International | A policy of cooperation involving two or more nations, especially in politics and economic matters. |
| Isolationism | A national policy describing American's policy of avoiding political or economic involvement with other nations. |
| Rebels | Persons who refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority. |
| Rough Riders | A group of volunteers who fought with Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish American War at San Juan Hill. |
| Spanish American War | War fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. |
| U.S.S. Maine | Battleship whose sinking by an explosion, on Febuary 15th 1898, began U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War. |
| Yellow Journalism | Term applied to sensational(exaggerated) news reporting. |