Spanish-American War Quiz

What  happened on February 17, 1898 that upset many Americans?

• Theodore Roosevelt became president.
• The USS Maine was sunk near Cuba.
• Upton Sinclair published a book called The Jungle
• The transcontinental railroad was built.

What name was given to exaggerated stories written to sell newspapers?

• yellow ink
• whale of a story
• yellow journalism
• pink journalism

What word means taking over foreign countries and ruling them to gain power?

• isolationism
• Manifest Destiny
• imperialism
• free enterprise

How long did the Spanish-American War last?

• 4 months
• 6 months
• 1 year
• 2 years

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

• More ships

• More soldiers

• More land

• More weapons

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.

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.

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