Spanish American War/Panama Canal

What three countries became U.S possesions as a result of the war?

• Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

• Cuba, Spain, Italy

• Mexico, Cuba, Germany.

The Panama Canal was completed in this year.

• 1914
• 1934
• 1945
• 1979

Without the canal, ships would have much ___ trips.

• shorter
• faster
• smaller
• longer

How did the United States increase its access to the Pacific Ocean?

• They established new colonies
• They gained new islands
• They built a canal
• They defeated large enemies

Why was the construction of the Panama Canal important to the United States?

• It helped the U.S. to spread democracy
• It improved trade relationships 
• It allowed for more immigration
• It protected the U.S.

President William McKinley's belief that Cuba deserved to be free and independent from Spain led to which event?

• France sold Cuba to the United States
• The construction of the Panama Canal began.
• The United States issued a boycott of trade with Spain
• The Spanish American War began.

The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.

• Cuba
• Guam
• Mexico
• Panama

Why did the United States take over the Panama Canal construction?

• The U.S. desired trade improvement between Pacific and Atlantic coasts
• The U.S. desired to improve diplomatic relations with South America
• The U.S. wanted to drain Cuba's swamps and develop the land
• The Panama economy was suffering and the U.S. wanted to help them.

Yellow Journalism is

• A type of investigative journalism that focuses on government, big business or social issues

• The name of a popular dime store novel

• A book about the disgusting conditions of slaughter houses

• A type of journalism that rarely relies on facts and is prone to exaggeration

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