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Spanish American War

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)

Philippines

2.

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

a)

Pebble Beech

b)

San Juan Hill

c)

Normandy

d)

Havana Harbor

3.
What ship had a huge explosion that killed 260 Americans?
a)
The Magic
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The USS Maine
4.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain 
5.
What was the name of volunteer soldiers?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Buffalo soldiers
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Rough riders
6.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
7.

Which event helped lead the United States into war with Spain?

a)

A Spanish sneak attack on Hawaii

b)

The sinking of the U.S.S. Montana

c)

The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

d)

Trade disagreements between Spain and the United States

8.

Yellow Journalism is

a)

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

b)

The name of a popular dime store novel

c)

A book about the disgusting conditions of slaughter houses

d)

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

9.

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

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

William McKinley

d)

Donald Trump

10.

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

a)

It reminded Americans of their own struggle for independence

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

11.

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

a)

The Battle of Sand Wand Hill

b)

The Battle of Manila Bay

c)

The Battle of Madrid

d)

The Battle of San Juan Hill

12.

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

a)

Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines

b)

California, New Mexico, Nevada

c)

Alaska, Hawaii, The Philippines

d)

Guam, Puerto Rice, Cuba

13.

Most American soldiers during the war dies from

a)

combat

b)

starvation

c)

embarrassment

d)

disease

14.

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

a)

Cuba wanted to enslave Spain

b)

Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism

c)

Spain wanted to turn Cuba into vacation destination

d)

Cuba wanted independence from Spain

15.

When a larger/stronger nation gains political and economic control over a smaller/weaker nation.

a)

imperialism

b)

expansionism

c)

isolationism

d)

Protectorate

16.

The United States wins the war in less than

a)

1 year

b)

5 months

c)

3 years

d)

1 month

17.
What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Democracy
18.
1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine 
b)
Boxer Rebellion 
c)
Dollar Diplomacy 
d)
Spanish American War 
19.

What became the rallying cry for people that wanted a war with Spain in Cuba?

a)

"Fight, Fight, Fight!"

b)

"Remember the Maine!"

c)

"Remember the Titanic!"

d)

"Beat Spain!"