Age of Imperialism

What was the Maine?

• A US state

• A US naval ship

• an economic program in Cuba

• none of the above

What happened to the Maine while it was docked in Havana harbor?

• It took on water and sank.

• It was destroyed by the Cubans and sank.

• Sailors committed mutiny and destroyed it.

• It blew up and sank.

True or False, did the Spanish destroy the Maine?

• True

• False

Why did Americans believe the Spanish destroyed the Maine?

• The US government said so.

• The Navy said so.

• Journalists like Hearst & Pulitzer said so.

• None of the above.

Hearst & Pulitzer became famous for "yellow journalism." What was that?

• sensationalized, often untrue news articles

• hard-hitting news about tragedies

• fact-based, real news stories

• news based on the word of bystanders and witnesses

Check all that apply - What were the causes of the Spanish American War?

• Economic interests

• Yellow journalism

• War with the Philippines

• Monroe Doctrine

True or False, was the sinking of the Maine also one of the causes of the war?

• True

• False

True or False, Americans supported Spanish rule of Cuba.

• True

• False

After the war, Cuba became a US Protectorate. What did that mean?

• US gave Cuba its independence

• Cuba became an American colony

• US will protect and control part of Cuba

• all of the above

Who led the Rough Riders in the charge up "San Juan Hill"?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• William Shafter

• Theodore Roosevelt