Spanish-American War Quiz

At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 

• Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
• Spain, Cuba, Guam
• Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
• Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

The United States gained large territories from SPAIN during the Spanish American War. Who was the president during this time?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley
• Barack Obama

The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.

• Cuba
• Guam
• Mexico
• Panama

He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era. 

• Alfred T Mahan 
• Rough Riders 
• Theodore Roosevelt 
• Henry Cabot Lodge 

1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,

• Sinking of the USS Maine 
• Boxer Rebellion 
• Dollar Diplomacy 
• Spanish American War 

______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.

• Red-top
• Government
• Newspaper lying
• Yellow Journalism

This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most newspapers in New York.

• Joseph Pulitzer

• Nellie Bly

• Charles Foster Kane

• William Henderson

What became the rallying cry for people that wanted a war with Spain in Cuba?

• "Fight, Fight, Fight!"

• "Remember the Maine!"

• "Remember the Titanic!"

• "Beat Spain!"

What happened to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

• The United States joined forces with Cuba and controlled all of the island countries in the Caribbean.

• The United States began a war with Mexico.

• The United States became a world power.

• The United States began a war with Canada.

What ended the Spanish American War and granted the U.S. new territories?

• The Spanish Agreement

• Treaty of Paris 1898

• Treaty of Paris 1776

• The Monroe Doctrine