Imperialism and the Spanish-American War Review

What ship exploded in Cuba’s Havana Harbor, leading to the Spanish-American War?

• USS Maine
• USS Massachusetts
• USS Constitution
• USS Arizona

The practice of exaggerating, or using fictitious writings to increase newspapers sales, is called:

• Factual Journalism

• Plagarizing

• Yellow Journalism

• Editorializing

What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt's volunteer army that fought in the Spanish American War?

• Rough Riders

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Tuskegee Airmen

What's the purpose of yellow journalism?

• sell newspapers
• report the facts
• show the color wheel
• provide news to the masses

Which country was the US fighting in the Spanish-American War?

• Spain
• Cuba
• Germany
• France

Which small island nation, close to the U.S., was Spain and the U.S. fighting over?

• Hawaii

• Cuba

• Bahamas

• Spain

When a country wants to be in charge of themselves, they fight for their _____________________.

• Isolationism

• Independence

• Treaty

• Nationalism

Select all of the following that were reasons for the Spanish American War.

• Protection of American business interests in Cuba

• Yellow Journalism

• American support for Cuban independence

• American support for Spanish Imperialism

• Sinking of the USS Maine

The sinking of the ​ (a)   was one of the reasons for the U.S. declaring war on Spain.

• USS-Maine
• USS-Washington
• USS-Monitor

True or False?

The Rough Riders and Teddy Roosevelt were the only U.S. troops to take San Juan Hill.

• True

• False