American Imperialism & The Spanish American War

Commodore Perry is famous for "opening" which country to the U.S. in 1854

• China

• Japan

• Spain

• Cuba

The purchase of Alaska was purchased from which nation?

• England

• Russia

• France

• Canada

The Spanish American War began in

• 1888

• 1898

• 1918

• 1989

Which event helped lead the United States into war with Spain?

• A Spanish sneak attack on Hawaii

• The sinking of the U.S.S. Montana

• The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

• Trade disagreements between Spain and the United States

Yellow Journalism is

• A type of investigative journalism that focuses on government, big business or social issues

• The name of a popular dime store novel

• A book about the disgusting conditions of slaughter houses

• A type of journalism that rarely relies on facts and is prone to exaggeration

The president of the United States during the Spanish American War was

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• William McKinley

• Donald Trump

**(2 answers) Americans were sympathetic to the Cuban Rebels' cause because of the following causes

• It reminded Americans of their own struggle for independence

• The Spanish weren't as good as the Cubans at using the media of the time.

• The Spanish had put Cubans into reconcentration camps which lead to many deaths

• The Cuban Rebels would give American businesses better deals on sugar than the Spanish

The U.S. won a decisive naval battle at

• Manila Bay

• Havana

• The Panama Canal

• San Juan Hill

Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" fought at which battle?

• The Battle of Sand Wand Hill

• The Battle of Manila Bay

• The Battle of Madrid

• The Battle of San Juan Hill

The war resulted in the U.S. gaining the following territories

• Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines

• California, New Mexico, Nevada

• Alaska, Hawaii, The Philippines

• Guam, Puerto Rice, Cuba