Checkpoint 4: The Spanish-American War (5.07)

Yellow journalism impacted the opinions of many American citizens in the months leading up to the Spanish-American War. Which words best describe yellow journalism reporting?

• private and confidential

• fair and balanced

• positive and encouraging

• exaggerated and misleading

Yellow journalism caused Americans to be (a)   sympathetic to Cuban rebels.

• sympathetic

• indifferent

• hostile

• supportive

Yellow journalism caused Americans to be (a)   angry about the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.

• more

• less

Yellow journalism caused Americans to be (a)   willing to go to war with Spain.

• more

• less

Which country gained its independence in the Spanish-American War?

• Great Britain

• United States

• Cuba

• Spain

Which country emerged as a world power after the Spanish-American War?

• Great Britain

• United States

• Cuba

• Spain

Which country gained new territories after the Spanish-American War?

• Great Britain

• United States

• Cuba

• Spain

Which country lost control of several colonies after the Spanish-American War?

• Great Britain

• United States

• Cuba

• Spain

The Treaty of Paris, signed at the end of the Spanish-American War, gave the United States possession of _________.

• Philippines

• Florida

• Spain

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

Use the text and what you learned to answer the question. Why was the number of deaths from yellow fever during the Spanish-American War significantly higher for Spanish soldiers than for U.S. soldiers?

• Yellow journalism protected U.S. soldiers from yellow fever.

• Spanish soldiers fighting Cuban rebels were in Cuba much longer than U.S. soldiers.

• U.S. soldiers were vaccinated against yellow fever before going to war against Spain.

• U.S. soldiers had developed immunity to yellow fever from childhood exposure to the virus.