Spanish-American War and Disease Quiz

When did the USS Maine explode in a Havana harbor?

• February 13, 1898

• July 17, 1898

• April 25, 1898

• June 22, 1898

What disease struck the city of Havana nearly every month from 1856 to 1879?

• Typhoid

• Malaria

• Dysentery

• Yellow fever

Who offered advice on preventing yellow fever by using a 'plug of cotton in the nostrils'?

• Walter Reed

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Shafter

• Nelson Miles

When did the U.S. invade Cuba during the Spanish-American War?

• June 22

• February 13

• July 17

• April 25

Which disease was a 'thousand times harder to stand up against than the missiles of the enemy' according to General William Shafter?

• Yellow fever

• Dysentery

• Malaria

• Typhoid

What was the cause of the deadly typhoid outbreak in the U.S. training camps during the war?

• Invasion of mosquitoes

• Unsanitary conditions

• Infected buildings

• Inhaling germs

Who was the chief sanitary officer in Havana during the occupation of Cuba?

• Walter Reed

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Crawford Gorgas

• William Shafter

What did the special board of scientists establish in 1900 regarding the spread of yellow fever?

• A common domestic mosquito spread the disease

• Inhaling germs caused the disease

• Unsanitary conditions were the cause

• Infected buildings were the cause

What did General Nelson Miles order to be done in response to the spread of yellow fever in Siboney?

• Evacuated and burned the town

• Brought in black soldiers

• Ordered a typhoid outbreak

• Established a special board of scientists

How many U.S. troops were stationed in Cuba at the conclusion of the war?

• 50,000

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 100,000