SAW Study Guide Check

What American battleship was sunk in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898?

• U.S.S. Maine

• U.S.S. Virginia

• U.S.S Florida

• U.S.S. Spain

What country did Congress declare war on after the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine?

• Cuba

• Spain

• France

• England

Who were the two journalists that fueled "War Fever?"

• William Randolph Hearst

• Joseph Pulitzer

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

What was this type of journalism called? The sensationalized news reports that were exaggerated?

• yellow journalism

• blue journalism

• green journalism

• orange journalism

What was the name of the African American infantry group that helped capture San Juan?

• Rough Riders

• Roosevelt's Corollary

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Weyler's Navy

Where did the opening battle of the Spanish American War take place?

• Manila Bay

• San Juan Hill

• Phillippines

• Havana

Where did the U.S. defeat Spain on May 1, 1898?

• Manila Bay

• San Juan Hill

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

The leader of the Filipino rebels who helped the U.S. seize Manila at the beginning of the war?

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• Jose Marti

• General Weyler

• Theodore Roosevelt

What territories did America gain due to this conflict?

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

• Philippines

• France

Who was the Cuban poet and rebel organizer who urged the United States to aid Cuba in gaining independence from Spain?

• Jose Marti

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• William Randolph Hearst

• Joseph Pulitzer