The Spanish-American War

By the early 1890s, the United States and Cuba were closely linked economically.

• True

• False

What ship exploded and forced the U.S. to go to war against Spain for Cuban independence?

• USS Maryland

• USS Mexico

• USS Maine

• USS Manhattan

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 US fought and defeated Spain in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898, taking control of the Philippines.

• True

• False

How much did the United States pay Spain for the Philippine Islands?

• $20

• $200

• $20,000,000

• $200,000

Reasons for the Spanish American War? (pick three)

• Yellow Journalism

• Failure of the U.S. government

• Sinking of the U.S.S Maine.

• To protect businesses interests in Cuba

What was the importance of gaining Guam and the Philippines as a territory?

• they were key aquisitions in the Atlantic

• they gave the US naval bases and trading ports in the Pacific

• they were both owned by Japan

• they were located near the Panama Canal

What is Imperialism?

• the authority of a state to govern itself or another state

• a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically

• None of these.

By winning the Spanish-American War, the US became a

• communist country

• World Power

• poor country

• World Banking country

Match each picture with the correct word or concept below.

• Jingoism

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• Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

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• Yellow Journalism

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• War for the Philippines

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• US Imperialism

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