| A | B |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Fought for the independence of the Philippines |
| William Gorgas | Army engineer who battled mosquitoes in Cuba's swamps |
| John Hay | Secretary of state who was active in American foreign policy at the turn of the century |
| Walter Reed | Army doctor who identified the source of yellow fever |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Charged up San Juan Hill with his men |
| Guantanamo Bay | Site of an American naval base in Cuba |
| Manila Bay | Where Dewey attacked the Spanish fleet in the Philippines |
| Open Door Policy | All of China would be open to all nations on equal terms |
| Platt Amendment | Gave Cuba strict regulations for its new independent government |
| Teller Amendment | Gave Americans confidence that further actions to Cuba would not further imperialism |