What is Imperialism?

• When nations build empires by adding colonies.

• When a leader becomes an emperor.

• When a country wins a war.

• When a colony becomes a country or state.

What did the United States gain after the Spanish-American War?

• More ships

• More soldiers

• More land

• More weapons

What is yellow journalism?

• A kind of news writing that readers believe to be lies

• A kind of news writing that readers blame for starting wars

• A kind of writing that tells the truth to attract readers

• A kind of writing that exaggerates the news to shock and attract readers

How did American newspapers report on the treatment of Cuba by Spain?

• Cuba was treated cruelly.

• Cuba was treated fairly.

• Cuba was treated kindly.

• Cuba was treated no different.

What caused the Spanish-American War?

• Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Mississippi, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

• Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Maine, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

• Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Missouri, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

• Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Massachusetts, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

What did the United States do after the U.S.S. Maine exploded?

• Congress declared war on Spain.

• Congress declared war on Cuba.

• Congress declared war on Guam.

• Congress declared war on the Philippines.

Who led the Rough Riders?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What happened to Cuba after the Spanish-American War?

• Cuba became an independent country.

• Cuba remained a Spanish colony.

• Cuba became a United States colony.

• Cuba became European Country.

Who were the Rough Riders?

• A Cuban calvary regiment that cleared Kettle Hill for Cuban soldiers to advance during the Spanish-American War.

• A United States calvary regiment that cleared Kettle Hill for American soldiers to advance during the Spanish-American War.

• A Spanish calvary regiment that cleared Kettle Hill for Spanish soldiers to advance during the Spanish-American War.

• A Guam calvary regiment that cleared Kettle Hill for Guamanian soldiers to advance during the Spanish-American War.

What did Spain surrender to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

• Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam

• Cuba, Philippines, and Guam

• Puerto Rico, Portugal, and Guam

• Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Hawaii