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Jose Marti
was a Cuban poet, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. -
Rough Riders
The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one to see action. -
William McKinley
McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry and kept the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of free silver -
Teddy Roosevelt
President Roosevelt and Secretary of State John Hay, instituted the Open Door Policy, which declared that all nations–not just the European powers–had the right to colonize China.
