Unit 4 Am. Imperialism & the Great War, Obj. #4 Spanish-Am. War

In the 1860s, the Cubanos (people of Cuba) began their fight for independence ("Cuba Libre!") against this European imperial power:

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Germany

Why were Americans interested in the Cubans' fight for independence?

• Using yellow journalism, U.S. newspapers began to publish stories on the events unfolding in the revolution, gaining the attention of American readers.

• American businessmen had invested millions of dollars in the island.

• Many Americans saw themselves in the Cubans' efforts to break free from a imperial power.

• All of the above.

The name of the United States' battleship that then-president William McKinley ordered to the harbor of Havana, Cuba in January 1898. The ship exploded in February 1898, resulting in the death of 266 sailors and the US blaming the explosion on Spain.

• USS Maine

• USS Arizona

• USS Maddox

• USS Harvey Milk

In an effort to deprive the Cuban rebels of potential soldiers, the Spanish military established these throughout the Cuban countryside, relocating hundreds of thousands. The horrific living conditions and lack of food resulted in the death of 150,000.

• Refugee Camps

• Reconcentration Camps

• Prisoner of War Camps

• Death Camps

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Spain won and the US lost, resulting in Spain regaining control of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Colorado.

• The US won and Spain lost, resulting in the US gaining Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines for $20,000,000, and controlling Cuba as a protectorate.

• The war ended in a tie, with neither country claiming victory and with Spain retaining control of Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba.

• None of these.

What was the "White Man's Burden?"

• The weight of conquered peoples that white colonizers were forced to bear during the Age of Imperialism.

• A heavy load of wood that was carried by white colonizers as they built homes in their new colonies.

• The responsibility that white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the peoples of their colonies during the Age of Imperialism.

• The journey upon a pile of rocks that imperial powers took during the Age of Imperialism.