American Expansionism

All of the following were territorial acquisitions by the USA as a result of the Spanish American War EXCEPT-

• Guam
• Puerto Rico
• Hawaii
• Philippines

 Who were the Rough Riders? 

• a group of pilots who fought for America
• the crew from the USS Maine 
• a cavalry unit during the Spanish American War led by Theodore Roosevelt. 
• A group of African Americans that fought bravely during the Spanish American War.

What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?

• Isolationism
• Republicanism
• Militarism
• Imperialism

What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?

• USS Lexington

• USS Maine

• USS Maddox

• US Maritime

Yellow Journalism is....

• The Loudoun Sun Times

• Exaggerated News Headlines

• Yellow Paper Reports

• Nonfiction News Reports

The United States acquired the territory shaded in green during the Spanish-American War.  The name of that territory is

• Cuba
• Japan
• Philippines
• Spain

Who was president during the Spanish American War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the United States as a World Power

• Sinking of the USS Maine 
• Boxer Rebellion 
• Dollar Diplomacy 
• Spanish American War 

Sanford B. Dole is remembered for having expanded US power by

• leading troops in the Spanish American War

• working towards Hawaii being annexed as a state to the US

• passing legislation to increase funding for the navy

• negotiating treaties with the Philippine gov't

1898- This was written by the Spanish ambassador and it was published in the newspapers. It outraged Americans because it called President McKinley weak. 

• Yellow Journalism 
• USS Maine 
• De Lome Letter 
• Imperialism