Imperialism #1

Which is NOT a reason for the Spanish American War?

• support American businesses in Cuba 
• yellow journalism 
• protect American businesses in Cuba
• sinking of the Lusitania 

What country gained its' independence from Spain at the end of the Spanish American War? 

• Cuba 
• Puerto Rico 
• Alaska
• Hawaii 

Exaggerated newspaper stories of the Spanish American War were called 

• muckraking
• yellow journalism 
• tabloid press 
• gossip 

T/F: The US supported Cuba's fight for independence because we understood what it felt like to be a colony. 

• False
• True

What battleship mysteriously exploded in February 1898 causing the US to join the war in Cuba?

• USS Titanic
• USS Maine
• USS Virginia
• USS Spain

Which reason for imperialism was the belief that it was a duty to spread Western Civilization?

• military
• nationalism 
• social 
• economic

Which of the following was not a a reason for the SAW? 

• support Cuba's independence
• sinking of the Lusitania
• yellow journalism 
• economic interests

Which territory did the US NOT get as a result of the Spanish American War?

• Puerto Rico
• Phillippines
• Guam
• Cuba

All of the following were territories of Spain in 1898 EXCEPT

• Phillippines
• Hawaii
• Cuba
• Guam 

What group of people revolted against the queen of Hawaii? 

• planters/business owners
• missionaries 
• field workers 
• native Hawaiians