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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| U.S.S Maine | war ship that mysteriously exploded |
| George Dewy | Commodore, gave command to open fire on spanish fleet at manila |
| Rough Riders | a volunteer cavalry under command of leonard wood and theodore rooselvet |
| San juan hill | victory cleared the way for an infantry attack |
| Treaty of paris | touched off a great debate in the the united states |
| foraker act | ended military rule and set up a civil government |
| Platt amendment | cuba could not make treaties, cuba was not to go into dept, u.s could buy or lease land |
| protectorate | a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stranger power |
| Ratify | the official approval of the constitution or of an amendment, by the states |