| A | B |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | rebel leader for independence in the Philippines |
| Sanford Dole | Provisional government president of Hawaii to protect business interests there |
| John Hay | US Secretary of State who issued "Open Door Policy" |
| Alfred Mahan | American Admiral - called for expansion of navy forces |
| Jose Marti | Cuban poet and journalist, launched Cuban revolution for independence |
| William McKinley | President, received permission from Congess to go to war with Spain |
| Joseph Pulitzer | Newspaper tycoon used yellow journalism to increase readership |
| Theodore Roosevelt | pushed for building of Panama Canal, stormed San Juan Hill w/Roughriders |
| "Butcher" Weyler | Spanish General, moved Cubans into concentration camps where many died |
| Woodrow Wilson | President following McKinley, tried to avoid getting into WW I |