America Becomes a World Power

The explosion of which ship led to the death of 260 American sailors?

• USS Arizona

• USS Maine

• USS Missouri

• USS Texas

What action did McKinley take on April 11 regarding Spain?

• Declared war on Spain

• Asked Congress to use military force

• Signed a peace treaty

• Offered to buy Spain

Cuba was under _______ rule before the conflict with Spain.

• American

• British

• Spanish

• French

In December 1898, the Spanish-American War was officially ______.

• started

• over

• paused

• intensified

In the spring of 1900, the Boxer Rebellion was against which countries?

• Japan and Europe

• America and Russia

• Britain and France

• Germany and Italy

John Hay suggested that foreign nations take no more land in ________ after the Boxer Rebellion.

• Japan

• China

• India

• Korea

Who won the second term in the Election of 1900?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

In the Election of 1900, who became the Vice President?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

In 1902, Roosevelt supported a miners union for the first time. What was significant about this?

• It was the first time the government supported a union

• It led to a war

• It was opposed by the public

• It was a failure.

What book did W.E.B Du Bois publish?

• The Souls of Black Folk

• The Souls of White Folk

• The Souls of American Folk

• The Souls of African Folk