Spanish American Quiz Review

What year did the U.S. acquire Alaska?

• 1898

• 1923

• 1865

• 1867

What is the definition of yellow journalism?

• Giving your biased opinion on a topic.

• The reliance on sensational headlines.

• A non-fiction news article.

• Giving your unbiased opinion on a topic.

What do you call it when stronger countries use their influence over weaker countries to get more resources and land?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Imperialism

• Monarchy

Who led Cuba to begin a war of independence?

• Joseph Pulitizer

• Jose Marti

• William Hearst

• Josef Sanchez

In which harbor did the USS Maine explode?

• Havana

• Santo Domingo

• San Juan

• Miami

This amendment made it clear that the United States did not harbor imperialist ambitions and would not acquire Cuba.

• Marshall

• Platt

• Teller

• Fifth

Which two newspaper rivals battled for sales in the late 1890s?

• Marti & Pulitzer

• Hearst & Marti

• Pulitzer & Douglass

• Hearst & Pulitzer

This amendment gave the US the right to intervene in Cuba to protect "life, property, and individual liberties".

• Teller

• Platt

• Marshall

• Fifth

Which is not one of the islands that the US got from Spain at the end of the Spanish American War?

• Cuba

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

• Philippines

From which country did the U.S. acquire Alaska?

• Spain

• Cuba

• Russia

• Greenland