Causes of the Spanish-American War

What were the main causes of the Spanish-American War?

• Bombing of Pearl harbor

• America's support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule

• Spanish revolution

• The mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

What were two territories that the US gain from the Spanish-American War?

• Guam

• Alaska

• Philippians

• Spain

What was a cause of the Spanish-American War?

• Yellow journalism

• Racism

• WW1

• Atomic Bomb

The United States gained large territories from Spain during the war. Who was the president during this time?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Thomas Jefferson

• William McKinley

• Herbert Hoover

President William McKinley's belief that Cuba deserved to be free and independent from Spain led to which event?

• The construction of the Panama canal began

• France sold Cuba to the untied states

• The untied states issued a boycott of trade with Spain

• The Spanish american war began

The Spanish-American War was fought over the independence of which country?

• Spain

• Cuba

• Puerto-Rico

• columbia

Which of these areas did the US not control after the war?

• Philippians

• Guam

• Spain

• Cuba

Why was the USS Main in the Havana Harbor in the late 1800s?

• Protecting our trade interest

• Starting a war against Cuba

• Trading with Spain

• Protecting Cubans

How fast did it take the US to win the war?

• 1 year

• 9 days

• 5 months

• 4 weeks

What caused conflict between Cuba and Spain?

• Cuba wanted to enslave Spain

• Racism

• Cuba wanted independence from Spain

• Spain wanted it to be a vacation destination.