Spanish American War

What were the causes of the Spanish American War?

• Yellow Journalism

• sinking of the USS maine

• muckrakers

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

Why did the US want Hawaii?

• it was the perfect fueling station on the way to Chinese markets

• it was beautiful land

• it had lots of bananas to sell

• We didn't

What did Teddy Roosevelt want to build in Panama?

• waterfall

• canal

• river

• transcontinental railroad

What was the purpose of the Panama Canal?

• it connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• it made travel faster to ship goods

• it connected the US to South America

• it connected the eastern US to the western US