Imperialism Part 2

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish-American war include Puerto Rico, Guam and-

• Cuba

• Spain

• Philippines

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-

• Pebble Beach

• San Juan Hill

• Normandy

• Havana Harbor

What ship had a huge explosion that killed 260 Americans?

• The Magic
• The Titanic
• The Lusitania
• The USS Maine

Yellow Journalism is

• A type of investigative journalism that focuses on government, big business or social issues

• The name of a popular dime store novel

• A book about the disgusting conditions of slaughter houses

• A type of journalism that rarely relies on facts and is prone to exaggeration

The president of the United States during the Spanish American War was

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• William McKinley

• Donald Trump

**(2 answers) Americans were sympathetic to the Cuban Rebels' cause because of the following causes

• It reminded Americans of their own struggle for independence

• The Spanish weren't as good as the Cubans at using the media of the time.

• The Spanish had put Cubans into reconcentration camps which lead to many deaths

• The Cuban Rebels would give American businesses better deals on sugar than the Spanish

Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" fought at which battle?

• The Battle of Sand Wand Hill

• The Battle of Manila Bay

• The Battle of Madrid

• The Battle of San Juan Hill

The war resulted in the U.S. gaining the following territories

• Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines

• California, New Mexico, Nevada

• Alaska, Hawaii, The Philippines

• Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba

Most American soldiers during the war die from

• combat

• starvation

• embarrassment

• disease

What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?

• Cuba wanted to enslave Spain

• Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism

• Spain wanted to turn Cuba into vacation destination

• Cuba wanted independence from Spain