10-2 Spanish American War

10-2 Spanish American War

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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10-2 Spanish American War

10-2 Spanish American War

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

Imperialism

Yellow Journalism

Muckrakers

Tabloids

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

William McKinley

Teddy Roosevelt

"Butcher" Weyler

Jose Marti

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