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| Alliance | A formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. |
| Jose Marti | Leader of the Cuban revolution |
| Isolationism | A national policy of avoiding political or economic involvement with other nations. |
| Rebels | Persons who oppose by force a ruling authority. |
| Rough Riders | A group of volunteers who fought with Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish American War. |
| 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. |
| Havana | Capital city of Cuba |
| George Dewey | Admiral who led America's greatest naval victory of the war |
| Manila Bay | Site of the first battle of the Spanish-Amerocan war |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Anti-U.S. leader of the Philippine rebels |
| San Juan Hill | Site of the greatest land battle of the Spanish-American War |
| malaria | deadly disease caused by mosquitos |
| Platt Amendment | List of temrs added to new Cuban constitution |
| Guantanamo Bay | Cuban naval base given to the U.S. |
| protectorate | Country under the protection of another country |
| Jones Act | Made Puerto Rico a territory of the U.S. |
| armistice | Agreement to stop fighting |
| Guam | Pacific island given to the U.S. by Spain |
