Spanish American War/Panama Canal

Why did the US go to war with Spain?

• to show how powerful it was

• they hated spain

• to free Panama

• to build the canal

• to help Cuba become independent

What were the causes of the Spanish American War?

• Yellow Journalism

• sinking of the USS maine

• muckrakers

What were the motivations for the US becoming a world power?

• show we are number 1

• manifest destiny

• needed raw materials and new markets

• missionary spirit

Out of the motivations, which was most important?

• show we are number 1

• manifest destiny

• needed raw materials and new markets

• missionary spirit

Who wanted to be independent from Spain?

• Cuba

• Panama

• US

• Philippines

What was it called when Journalists exaggerated the truth and got their readers' attention? It was a cause of the Spanish American War.

• muckraking

• yellow journalism

• reporters

• progressive

Who was the president during the Spanish American War?

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Mckinley

• Lincoln

• Woodrow Wilson

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

• Guam

• Phillipines

• Puerto Rico

• Hawaii

What did the US get in Cuba after the war?

• a naval base

• sugarcane

• canal

• slaves

What is the 50th state?

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• South Carolina

• Puerto Rico