Impact of the Spanish-American War

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What event directly triggered American intervention in Cuba?

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The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor

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

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Yellow journalism

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

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Rough Riders

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Which territory did the United States gain from Spain through the Treaty of Paris (1898)? Options: Cuba, China, Panama, The Philippines

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The Philippines

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

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It launched him to national prominence

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

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Cuba

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

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William McKinley

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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.

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Jose Marti

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

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

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

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The Philippines