| A | B |
|---|
| Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico | Won by U.S. in Spanish American War |
| Russia | U.S. purchased Alaska from this country |
| Maine | Sailed into Havana's harbor and exploded |
| Panama Canal | Joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| imperialism | the building of an empire |
| yellow journalism | exaggerated newspaper writing |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses |
| panhandle | portion of land that sticks out like the handle of a pan |
| armistice | an agreement to stop fighting a war |
| Spanish-American War | As a result the U.S. became a world power |
| doubled | Alaska's population did this between 1880 and 1900 |
| Hawaii | annexed (taken over) by the U.S. |
| Alaska | State known for fishing, especially salmon |
