Spanish-American War Study

What battle did the Rough Riders, Buffalo Soldiers and Americans defeat the Spanish?

• Battle of Cuba
• Battle of San Juan Hill
• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Spain

The Panama Canal is an _________. 

• Isthmus
• island
• river
• peninsula

What were former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers called during the Spanish-American War?

• rough riders
• cubans
• soldiers
• buffalo soldiers

What was the reason for building the Panama Canal?

• To help ships travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean faster
• To allow soldiers to travel by sea
• To create an easier way for the USS Maine to reach Cuba
• To help immigrants get to America

Why did the United States send the USS Maine to Cuba?

• To bomb Cuba
• To protect Spain
• To protect Americans
• To start a war

______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.

• Red-top
• Government
• Newspaper lying
• Yellow Journalism

Who did Russia sell Alaska to In 1867 for $7.2 million?

• Spain
• United States
• Germany
• Hawaii

Who did not want Americans to control Hawaii and was overthrown?

• Woodrow Wilson
•  Queen Liliuokolani "Lili"
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William Seward

What ship had a huge explosion that killed 260 Americans?

• The Magic
• The Titanic
• The Lusitania
• The USS Maine

A Newspaper reported that Spain had caused the explosion, although studies have shown it was an accident on the ship.  This was an example of …

• Terrorism
• War
• Yellow Journalism
• Nationalism