MS 12.2

Why did General Weyler move Cubans into reconcentration camps?

• to protect civilians from violent warfare

• to prevent them from aiding rebel forces

• to prevent them from aiding American forces

• to protect soldiers from brutal Spanish tactics

Why did President McKinley send the battleship Maine to Havana?

• Why did President McKinley send the battleship Maine to Havana?

• to intervene in the war in Cuba

• to protect U.S. citizens and property in Cuba

• to gather information about the war for U.S. newspapers

Why did Theodore Roosevelt prepare for military action in the Philippines?

• The United States had important economic interests in the Philippines.

• The Spanish-American War would be fought wherever Spain had power.

• The United States would need to protect Filipinos from Spanish invasion.

• The Philippines would give the United States access to Cuban trade

What was the effect of the Platt Amendment?

• It set up a U.S. government in Puerto Rico.

• It made Cuba a protectorate of the United States.

• It gave all Filipinos the right to become U.S. citizens.

• It allowed the United States to write the Cuban constitution.

Which sentence describes the Buffalo Soldiers' participation in the Spanish-American War?

• They turned against the Rough Riders during battle.

• They aided Cuban rebels in an effort to burn sugar mills.

• They helped to secure a U.S. victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill.

• They helped to capture Emilio Aguinaldo in the Philippines.