Quizizz: Beginning of Spanish-American War

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

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.

______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.

• Red-top
• Government
• Newspaper lying
• Yellow Journalism

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 of the following was a leading cause of the United States entering the Spanish American War?

• The Rough Riders were attacked at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
• Spain was a threat to America.
• The U.S. wanted to add more territories to its empire.
• The sinking of the USS Maine

What event in U.S. history is synonymous with William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer and Yellow Journalism?

• The Spanish-American War

• The Civil War

• The New York Mafia Wars

• World War I

Taking over other smaller countries for our benefit

• Monroe Doctrine
• Roosevelt Corollary
• Domestic Policy
• Imperialism

__________________________________ is located 90 miles off the coast of Florida and was occupied by Spain in the late 1800s.

• Guam

• Philippines

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

How did newspaper headlines like this help start the Spanish-American war?

• They created a fear of war.
• They only reached those that could read.
• They created a desire to go to war.
• They accurately informed the news of the world.

The main reason for the Spanish - American War was control over the country of _______.

• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• Haiti
• Jamaica