American Imperialism in 1898

What policy did Spanish general Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau implement in Cuba?

• Emancipation

• Reconcentration

• Colonization

• Industrialization

What was the cry raised by Cubans and their allies in the United States?

• Freedom for All

• Independence Now

• Cuba Libre

• Down with Spain

What event led to the sinking of the battleship Maine?

• A naval battle

• A titanic explosion

• A storm

• A collision with another ship

What was the main concern of President McKinley regarding Cuba?

• Economic trade between Cuba and the US

• Safety of American lives and property in Cuba

• Cultural exchange between Cuba and Spain

• Annexation of Cuba as a state

The Spanish-American War began in the year ____.

• 1895

• 1898

• 1902

• 1914

Who was the publisher of the New York Journal that called for war with Spain?

• Joseph Pulitzer

• William Randolph Hearst

• Benjamin Franklin

• Rupert Murdoch

Which battle was Commodore George Dewey involved in during the Spanish-American War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Manila Bay

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Waterloo

Which influential minister declared that Americans were 'an elect people of God'?

• Lyman Abbott

• Albert Beveridge

• John Hay

• William Jennings Bryan

What did Senator Albert J. Beveridge see as an opportunity in American victory?

• Isolationism

• Imperialism

• Neutrality

• Pacifism

What was the main concern of those opposed to American expansion after the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands?

• Economic benefits

• Political advantages

• Imperial ambitions not aligning with national ideals

• Military strength