Spanish American War Review

The US went to war with Spain in the year ________

• 1865

• 1885

• 1898

• 1998

The island of ________________ was a Spanish colony 90 miles off the coast Florida.

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Jamaica

• Hawaii

Some Americans supported the efforts of Cuban _______________________ to break free from Spanish rule. They thought that the Cuban struggles were like the American struggle to break free from England.

• Independence

• Isolationism

• Imperialism

Some Americans owned _____________________ in Cuba that were afraid they might lose money.

• cattle

• homes

• businesses

Many Americans supported the Cubans because of the exaggerated stories they read in the US newspapers. This kind of reporting became known as ___________

• fake news

• tabloids

• social media

• yellow journalism

The US sent the battleship _____________________ to Cuba to protect American-owned businesses and American citizens living there.

• Maryland

• Maine

• Montana

• Mississippi

The ship ________________ while there. American newspapers reported the event, blaming the Spanish for the tragedy.

• left

• waited

• sank

• floated

"Remember the Maryland" became the rallying cry that many Americans used to show their support of the war with Spain.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When the war ended, ______________________ was granted its independence.

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• Jamaica

• Hawaii

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY - The US gained possession of the following THREE (3) territories:

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Hawaii

• Phillipines

• Vietnam