Pres. & Exp.

Who was the president of the U.S. that favored expansion? He was also the president during the Spanish American War.

• William McKinley

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington

President Theodore Roosevelt was involved in what military group during the Spanish American War? Leading this group helped make him famous among American citizens.

• Riding Cowboys

• Rough Riders

• Buffalo Soldiers

• The Black Cowboys

President Theodore Roosevelt was responsible for the building of what canal?

• Cuba Canal

• Erie Canal

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

What 3 colonies did America gain control of when they defeated Spain in the Spanish American War?

• Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba

• Guam, Philippines, & Florida

• Philippines, Guam, & Puerto Rico

• Philippines, Cuba, & Spain

What happened that caused America to declare war with Spain? (Spanish American War)

• the USS Maine exploded in a Cuban harbor and America blamed Spain

• Spain bombed America’s entire naval fleet

• the USS Minneapolis exploded in a Cuban harbor and America blamed Cuba.

• Spain torpedoed the USS Lusitania.

Why did President Roosevelt want to build a canal across Panama that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

• to decrease trade between America and other countries

• to increase trade between America and other countries

• to prove that America could finish the canal even though France could not

• to spend the extra money the United States government had been saving

It originated from Theodore Roosevelt´s ideas of expansion. It was finally completed in 1914. It allowed ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without having to go around South America.

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

• Great Lakes Waterway

• Industrial Canal

When William McKinley was president, the US declared war on Spain. What was one result of the Spanish-American War?

• Cuba became a US territory.

• The Spanish gained control of Cuba.

• The US lost land in the Caribbean Sea.

• The US began to rise as a world power.

How did service in the US military during the Spanish-American War benefit the political career of Theodore Roosevelt?

• It led to a spirited rivalry with John ¨Black Jack¨ Pershing.

• His leadership of the Rough Riders was not well known to the American public.

• He would later be elected President of the US because of his reputation for leadership.

• Roosevelt chose to remain in the military and served in World War I.

Exaggerated stories printed in the newspapers is called?

• Yellow Journalism

• Teal Journalism

• Pink Journalism

• Invisible Journalism