Impact of the Spanish-American War

What event directly triggered American intervention in Cuba?

• The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor

• Spain's refusal to grant Cuban independence

• The publication of the de Lôme letter

• William Randolph Hearst's yellow journalism

Which term describes the sensationalized newspaper coverage that helped build public support for the war?

• Muckraking journalism

• Progressive reporting

• War correspondence

• Yellow journalism

What was the name of the American cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt during the war?

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Rough Riders

• First Volunteers

• American Legion

Which territory did the United States gain from Spain through the Treaty of Paris (1898)?

• Cuba

• China

• Panama

• The Philippines

What impact did the Spanish-American War have on Theodore Roosevelt's political career?

• It ended his political aspirations

• It launched him to national prominence

• It forced him to resign from office

• It damaged his reputation

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

• Cuba
• Guam
• Mexico
• Panama

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

An exiled Cuban writer who became the symbol of Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain.  he helped establish the Cuban Revolutionary Party and was elected its leader in 1892.  In 1895 he helped launch a war of independence against Spain

• William Randolph Hearst

• Jose Marti

• George Dewey

• Emilio Aguinaldo

Which of the following occurred due to the Spanish-American War?

• America develops a sphere of influence around South America with the Eisenhower Doctrine

• America was invited to join the League of Nations

• US becomes world power with annexation of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

• America becomes isolated and refuses to ever send troops to foreign countries

This country that supported the US in the Spanish American War rebelled when it became an American colony after the Treaty of Paris

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• The Philippines

• Guam