Unit 6 Standard 14a-b

Newspaper headlines like the one above contributed to which of the following:

• The capture of terrorists

• The selection of Theodore Roosevelt as President

• The declaration of war against Spain by the United States

• The attack by the US on Manila Bay

What does imperialism mean?

• a policy of a country no longer involving themselves in foreign affairs

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

• a policy of extending a country's power through trade

• a policy similar to isolationism

How did the United States respond to the harsh treatment of the Cubans following their Revolution?

• Supported the Spanish's reaction

• Informed Cubans that they should stop fighting in the revolution

• The United States had no reaction

• The US was angered over their treatment, and demanded action against Spain

What happened to the battleship Maine that was sent off the shores of Cuba by the United States?

• it was sent to patrol the coast of the Philippines

• nothing

• it exploded and sank in the Havana Harbor

• there was no such ship

What was the DeLome letter?

• a letter written from Spanish Minister that criticized the United States, and angered may Americans

• an article printed in the New York times regarding the harsh treatment of Cubans

• a letter written from English Minister that criticized the United States, and angered may Americans

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

• Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, Cuba

• Cuba, and the Philippines

• Puerto Rico and Guam were given to the US, the Philippines were sold to the US for $20 million

• the Philippines

The printing of sensational pictures and stories to rally support against Spain.

• yellow journalism

• social darwinism

• anti-imperialism

• annexation

The Treaty of Paris of 1898 ended

• the Vietnam War.

• the First World War.

• the French Revolution.

• the Spanish- American War.

The US acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii are all examples of late-nineteenth century

• imperialism.

• isolation.

• populism.

• progressivism.

After the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, the Us faced stiff opposition - in the form of a guerrilla war- from which of their newly acquired territories?

• Cuba

• Guam

• Mexico

• Philippines