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What was the nickname given to the sensational and biased newspaper reporting about the Cuban revolution?  

• Fake news

• Reasonable doubt

• Yellow journalism

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States

• population grew

• became the world's wealthiest country

• gained new territories and became an imperial power

Which of the following caused Americans to want to go to war with Spain?  

• the explosion of the USS Maine

• the invasion of Puerto R ico

• the attack on Manila Bay

• the revolution in the Philippines

What did Theodore Roosevelt do during the Spanish-American War?   

• He formed the Rough Riders in Cuba and helped capture San Juan Hill.

• He joined the Filipino rebels and helped capture Manila and Luzon.

• He served as president and asked Congress to declare war against Spain in 1898

Business leaders were concerned about the late 1800s rebellion in Cuba MAINLY because they

• worried about losing important markets for their goods.

• believed such a rebellion was undemocratic

• was outraged about how the rebels treated the Spaniards

In 1898, President William McKinley sent the battleship USS Maine to Havana to

• protect American citizens and property.

• negotiate peace with Spain.

• put down the Cuban rebellion.

Americans overwhelmingly favored Spain in its dispute with Cuban rebels in the late 1800s.

• True

• Falso

After the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States granted Cuba independence in 1901.

• True

• False

It is widely believed that newspapers published falsehoods about conditions in Cuba in order to build public support for U.S. military involvement there.

• True

• False

What does protectorate mean?

• a country under the control of a different country

• an area completely controlled by another country