Spanish-American War

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

The construction of the Panama Canal led to which of the following outcomes?

• It increased U.S. involvement in the affairs of Central America.
• It led to the democratization of South America.
• It reduced trade relations between the US and Central America.
• It helped European countires to colonize much of South America.

The United States gained large territories from SPAIN during the Spanish American War. Who was the president during this time?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley
• Barack Obama

The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.

• Cuba
• Guam
• Mexico
• Panama

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 vacation destination

• Cuba wanted independence from Spain

Yellow Journalism is....

• Accurate, Reliable News

• Exaggerated News Reports

• Yellow Paper Reports

• Nonfiction News Reports

What was a result of Yellow Journalism?

• People stopped buying newspapers

• Public opinion for the war increased

• Public outcry against the war increased.

• US won the Spanish American War

What event in U.S. history is synonymous with William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer and Yellow Journalism?

• The Spanish-American War

• The Civil War

• The New York Mafia Wars

• World War I

This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most newspapers in New York.

• Joseph Pulitzer

• Nellie Bly

• Charles Foster Kane

• William Henderson

Who was President during the Spanish American War?

• William McKinley
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington