Spanish American War

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish-American war include Puerto Rico, Guam and-

• Cuba

• Spain

• Philippines

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-

• Pebble Beech

• San Juan Hill

• Normandy

• Havana Harbor

What ship had a huge explosion that killed 260 Americans?

• The Magic
• The Titanic
• The Lusitania
• The USS Maine

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 can colony
• Cuba wanted independence from Spain 

Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 

• Puerto Rico
• Guam
• Philippines
• Cuba

What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?

• Isolationism
• Repubicanism
• Militarism
• Imperialism

Why did we care about Cuba?

• We had businesses there
• Cuba belonged to us

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the United States' involvement in the Spanish American War? 

• To establish dominance over the Western Hemisphere
• To prevent the spread of Communism.
• To protect the U.S. business interests in the Caribbean.

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

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