Spanish-American War and WWI

What  happened on February 17, 1898 that upset many Americans?

• Theodore Roosevelt became president.

• The USS Maine was sunk near Cuba.

• Upton Sinclair published a book called The Jungle

• The transcontinental railroad was built.

What name was given to exaggerated stories written to sell newspapers?

• yellow ink

• whale of a story

• yellow journalism

• pink journalism

What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?

• Manifest Destiny

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Democracy

Why did the American people care about the way the Cuban people were being treated by Spain?

• They were afraid Spain would invade the U.S.

• Many Americans had businesses in Cuba

• Americans disliked Spain

• Americans wanted to colonize Cuba

What word means taking over foreign countries and ruling them to gain power?

• isolationism

• Manifest Destiny

• imperialism

• free enterprise

Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?

• Alfred Thayer

• Walter Reed

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley

How long did the Spanish-American War last?

• 4 months

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 2 years

Which statement is NOT true about the territories the U.S. gained after the war?

• The U.S. had control over the Philippines until they gained their independence in 1946

• The U.S. still controls Guam and Puerto Rico today

• Cuba became independent after The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898

• The U.S. gained control over The Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii was taken prisoner by a group of businessmen because they wanted to control what two major cash crops?

• strawberries and pineapples

• sugarcane and pineapples

• sugarcane and strawberries

• grapes and sugarcane

What name was given to a famous group of African-American soldiers that bravely served the U.S. during the Spanish-American War?

• Rough Riders

• Pershing's Group

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Regiment 101