Spanish-American War

Which numbered territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish American War?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

False and exaggerated news stories that helped spark the Spanish American war were known as:

• Imperialism

• Yellow Journalism

• Muckrakers

• Tabloids

Which of the following was primarily responsible for the change depicted in this illustration?

• New immigrant screening procedures at Ellis Island

• A crackdown on anarchism after the assassination of President McKinley

• Overseas expansion associated with the Spanish American War

• An increase in circulating currency after the discovery of gold in Alaska

This event was the most immediate cause of the Spanish American War:

• The sinking of the USS Maine

• The election of Francisco Franco

• Yellow Journalism

• The Cuban Revolution

This political cartoon best supports the idea that, after the Spanish American War, the United States became a...

• World Power

• "Woke" Power

• Head of the United Nations

• Conquered Nation

At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 

• Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
• Spain, Cuba, Guam
• Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
• Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

What does this political cartoon BEST represents ?

• Exploration
• Imperialism
• Diplomacy 
• Big Stick Policy

What were Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst well known pioneers of?

• publishing news journals aimed at the upper social classes in America

• producing weekly journals focused on world news

• engaging in a style of publishing called "yellow journalism"

• working with missionaries to spread Christianity in Africa

Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about which of the following?

• political popularity of President William McKinley’s decisions

• efforts of the United States to control Mexico

• destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians

• sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

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