10-2 Spanish American War

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

• Imperialism

• Yellow Journalism

• Muckrakers

• Tabloids

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

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 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

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 cane colony

• Cuba wanted independence from Spain 

Which was NOT a cause of the Spanish American War?

• Protection of US business interests in Cuba
• Yellow journalism exaggerating news reports
• US acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
• The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor

Who set up concentration camps in Cuba to put down the Cuban insurrection (uprising)?

• William McKinley

• Teddy Roosevelt

• "Butcher" Weyler

• Jose Marti

American anger grew after the release of a letter written by the Spanish Minister to the U.S. that insulted president McKinley. What was it called?

• de Lome Letter

• Open Door Notes

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Letters from Birmingham

How did newspaper headlines like this help start the Spanish-American war?

• They created a fear of war.
• They only reached those that could read.
• They created a desire to go to war.
• They accurately informed the news of the world.

ALL of the following are true of the Spanish American War EXCEPT which one?

• It was a relatively short war and was nicknamed the "Splendid Little War."

• It was settled by the Treaty of Paris (1898).

• General George Dewey led the Rough Riders at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.

• Spain turned over Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States due to the treaty provisions.