Ch 4 Study Guide - 2024

What was one RESULT of yellow journalism in 1898?

• the start of World War 1

• the start of the Spanish American War

• the sinking of the USS Maine

• Many newspapers went out of business because the readers did not believe the stories.

• the start of the Civil War

The United States declared war on Spain partially as a result of which event?

• the sinking of the USS Maine

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• 4 chimpanzees escaping from the Washington D.C. Zoo

• the attack on the Philippines

• the invasion of Cuba

Americans supported Cuban rebels in their attempt to gain independence from ____.

• Germany

• Spain

• Austria-Hungary

• the Philippines

• Serbia

What is the most likely time period for this photo? The men are wearing gas masks.

• World War 2

• The farting contest at the hippopotamus national convention

• World War 1

• The war with Spain

• Spanish American War

Which of the following WERE results of the Spanish American War? (Click ALL correct answers.)

• The United States emerged as a world power

• Cuba gained independence from Spain

• The United States lost possession of the Louisiana Territory

• The Treaty of Versailles ended the war

• The United States gained possession of Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico

The final point of the Fourteen Points, and the only one that was included in the Treaty of Versailles, was the creation of...

• The United Nations

• The Avengers Initiative

• The Panama Canal

• The League of Nations

Which country that took part in World War I never signed (ratified) the Treaty of Versailles?

• Britain

• France

• Serbia

• Germany

• United States

During World War I, Arthur Zimmermann sent a telegram to Mexico to try to get them to form an alliance with what European country?

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• Spain

• Wal-Mart

• United States

What was the importance of sugar cane, bananas and tobacco in 1898?

• They represented US business interests in Cuba.

• They caused the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine.

• They were cargo on the Lusitania.

• They were Spanish exports being sent to Cuba.

• You could make blueberry muffins out of them................except for the tobacco

Which of the following territories did the United States gain as a result of the Spanish American War? Click ALL correct answers.

• Panama

• Germany

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Philippines