Spanish American War

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

What was the name of volunteer soldiers?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Buffalo soldiers
• Franz Ferdinand
• Rough riders

What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?

• Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
• Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
• Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
• Cuba wanted independence from Spain 

What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?

• Isolationism
• Repubicanism
• Militarism
• Imperialism

Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 

• Puerto Rico
• Guam
• Philippines
• Cuba

Yellow Journalism is....

• The Loudoun Sun Times
• Exaggerated News Reports
• Yellow Paper Reports
• Nonfiction News Reports

What was the name of volunteer soldiers?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Buffalo soldiers
• Franz Ferdinand
• Rough riders

True or False:
The United States went to war to gain control of Cuba.

• True
• False

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

• rough riders
• cubans
• soldiers
• buffalo soldiers