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Causes of the Spanish American War

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________________ most famous art work is Portrait of A Artist Mother, which came to be one of the most popular artwork of the Gilded Age.

a)

James McNeil

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

2.

The 18th Amendment enacted _______________________ throughout the country that outlawed the ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks.

a)

Prohibition

b)

Women's suffrage

c)

the Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

the Sherman Antitrust Act

3.

__________________________ is a country's strategy and policies for dealing with other nations.

a)

Foreign Policy

b)

Domestic Policy

c)

Square Deal

d)

New Deal

4.

Theodore Roosevelt's _________________________ was his policies to help protect the public health, regulate transportation and break-up trusts.

a)

Square Deal

b)

New Deal

c)

Foreign Policy

d)

Declaration of Independence

5.

__________________________ was the first federal law to limit immigration into the United States.

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Irish Exclusion Act

c)

Italian Exclusion Act

d)

Latin Exclusion Act

6.

__________________________ were reporters who investigated and exposed the industrial injustice and government corruption.

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Social Gospel Movement

d)

Exodusters

7.

Factory Labor during the Gilded Age consisted of long hours, low wages, conditions were poor and it consisted of repetitive tasks.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The _____________________________ protects a citizen’s property through eminent domain.

a)

5th Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

4th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

9.

Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the _____________________________ and it was issued on July 4, 1776.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Star Spangled Banner

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

"I have a dream" speech

10.

Wanted change are to muckrakers as wanted to restrict immigration is to ________

a)

Nativists

b)

Prohibition

c)

Early America Era

d)

Homesteaders

11.

The goal was to conserve land was the National Park Service As the goal to reduce alcohol consumption is to _______________

a)

Prohibition

b)

Women's suffrage

c)

10th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

12.

Industrialization is to the Gilded Age As the Declaration of Independence is to the __________

a)

Early America Era

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Gilded Age

d)

American Imperialism

13.

What European country did Cuba want to gain their independence from?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Britian

d)

Portugal

14.

Cubans fighting for their independence were likely most influenced by-

a)

Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence

b)

the success of the French Revolution

c)

reading the accounts of how ruthless Spanish explorers were during the age of exploration

d)

the foreign policy of George Washington

15.

The De Lome letter offended many Americans because -

a)

a Spanish official called the President of the United States weak

b)

Cuba stated that America was weak for not helping them fight for their independence

c)

Britain criticized the ability of the American military to be effective in war

d)

it revealed that the American government did not care about the freedom of Cubans

16.

Which of the following statements best reflects the controversial event surrounding the USS Maine?

a)

“If I was on that ship, I would have used my machine gun to take out the Japanese planes.”

b)

“I can’t believe that ship sank! It must have been the Spanish military. We need to pay them back!”

c)

“The president was on the ship yesterday encouraging the soldiers to continue fighting hard.”

d)

“I love the way our ship took out the enemy's ship. No one can match our navy’s strength.”

17.

What is the "Crisis at hand"?

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18.

What is being shown in the picture?

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19.

How many people are known to have been lost?

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20.

What will be the consequence of this event?

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21.

Cuban Revolution and sinking of USS Maine

a)

Causes of World War I

b)

Effects of World War I

c)

Causes of Spanish-American War

d)

Effects of Spanish-American War