-
____________________
wanted
to
be
independent
of
____________________
.
-
The
US
sent
the
ship
,
the
USS
____________________
to
Havana
Harbor
.
-
This
was
to
protect
US
____________________
interests
in
Cuba
-
This
was
also
meant
to
show
that
the
US
would
help
support
Cuba
in
their
fight
for
____________________
.
-
____________________
journalism
-
exaggerated
news
meant
to
shock
people
-
exaggerated
how
badly
Cubans
were
being
treated
by
____________________
-
This
was
meant
to
cause
Americans
to
____________________
with
the
Cuban
people
-
The
USS
Maine
explded
in
Havana
Harbor
-
"
____________________
the
Maine
"
-
the
rally
cry
that
blamed
Spain
for
the
explosion
and
ecnouraged
American
support
of
going
to
war
with
Spain
-
The
US
Congress
declared
war
on
____________________
after
the
USS
Maine
exploded
Theodore
Roosevelt
formed
the
____________________
____________________
,
and
joined
with
the
Buffalo
Soldiers
to
defeat
the
Spanish
in
Cuba
,
forcing
an
end
to
the
war
-
After
the
US
won
the
war
,
Spain
gave
us
control
over
-
____________________
____________________
-
the
____________________
-
____________________
-
Currently
only
Guam
and
Puerto
Rico
remain
US
Possessions
-
Our
victory
in
the
Spanish
-
American
War
marked
the
beginning
of
America's
role
as
a
____________________
power
-
