Spanish American War

The Spanish American War was fought in Spain

• True

• False

Cuba and the Philippines were colonies of

• England

• America

• France

• Spain

The first battle of the Spanish American War (America's response to Spanish involvement in Cuba) was in Cuba

• True

• False

"Remember the Maine and to hell with Spain." The Maine was

• A US Naval Ship that blew up off the coast of Havana

• the state that Spain invaded in 1890

• a US Naval base off the coast of Spain

• an American fortress in Cuba that was attacked by the Spanish

When the American papers were purposely printing misleading information, which made the American public support the Spanish American War, it was known as yellow journalism.

• True

• False

Most Americans involved in the Spanish American war died from

• Battle

• Illness

The USA won the Spanish American War

• True

• False

America got new territories as a result of winning the Spanish American War. What's NOT a place that America gained?

• Puerto Rico

• Philippines

• Guam

• Alaska