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Worksheets2022 Spanish-American War
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which event helped lead the United States into war with Spain?
A Spanish sneak attack on Hawaii
The sinking of the U.S.S. Montana
The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Trade disagreements between Spain and the United States
Yellow Journalism is
A type of investigative journalism that focuses on government, big business or social issues
The name of a popular dime store novel
A book about the disgusting conditions of slaughter houses
A type of journalism that rarely relies on facts and is prone to exaggeration
The president of the United States during the Spanish American War was
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
William McKinley
Donald Trump
**(2 answers) Americans were sympathetic to the Cuban Rebels' cause because of the following causes
It reminded Americans of their own struggle for independence
The Spanish weren't as good as the Cubans at using the media of the time.
The Spanish had put Cubans into reconcentration camps which lead to many deaths
The Cuban Rebels would give American businesses better deals on sugar than the Spanish
Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" fought at which battle?
The Battle of Sand Wand Hill
The Battle of Manila Bay
The Battle of Madrid
The Battle of San Juan Hill
The war resulted in the U.S. gaining the following territories
Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines
California, New Mexico, Nevada
Alaska, Hawaii, The Philippines
Guam, Puerto Rice, Cuba
Most American soldiers during the war dies from
combat
starvation
embarrassment
disease
The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine was blamed on
A Spanish sea mine
Spanish saboteurs
Angry U.S. sailors
Cuban Rebels
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into vacation destination
Cuba wanted independence from Spain
Yellow Journalism is....
Accurate, Reliable News
Exaggerated News Reports
Yellow Paper Reports
Nonfiction News Reports
What was a result of Yellow Journalism?
People stopped buying newspapers
Public opinion for the war increased
Public outcry against the war increased.
US won the Spanish American War
What event in U.S. history is synonymous with William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer and Yellow Journalism?
The Spanish-American War
The Civil War
The New York Mafia Wars
World War I
This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most newspapers in New York.
Joseph Pulitzer
Nellie Bly
Charles Foster Kane
William Henderson
Why was the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in the late 1800s?
protect the Cubans
protect our trading interests
work with Spain
start a war against Cuba
The United States received this island see here from Spain after winning the war.
Guam
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
Cuba
When a larger/stronger nation gains political and economic control over a smaller/weaker nation.
imperialism
expansionism
isolationism
Protectorate
The United States wins the war in less than
1 year
5 months
3 years
1 month
How did American newspapers report on the treatment of Cuba by Spain?
Cuba was treated cruelly.
Cuba was treated fairly.
Cuba was treated kindly.
Cuba was treated no different.
What caused the Spanish-American War?
Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Mississippi, exploding in a Cuban harbor.
Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Maine, exploding in a Cuban harbor.
Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Missouri, exploding in a Cuban harbor.
Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Massachusetts, exploding in a Cuban harbor.
What did the United States do after the U.S.S. Maine exploded?
Congress declared war on Spain.
Congress declared war on Cuba.
Congress declared war on Guam.
Congress declared war on the Philippines.
Who led the Rough Riders?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller
Theodore Roosevelt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What happened to Cuba after the Spanish-American War?
Cuba became an independent country.
Cuba remained a Spanish colony.
Cuba became a United States colony.
Cuba became European Country.
Who were the Rough Riders?
A Cuban calvary regiment that cleared Kettle Hill for Cuban soldiers to advance during the Spanish-American War.
A United States calvary regiment that cleared Kettle Hill for American soldiers to advance during the Spanish-American War.
A Spanish calvary regiment that cleared Kettle Hill for Spanish soldiers to advance during the Spanish-American War.
A Guam calvary regiment that cleared Kettle Hill for Guamanian soldiers to advance during the Spanish-American War.
What ended the Spanish American War and granted the U.S. new territories?
The Spanish Agreement
Treaty of Paris 1898
Treaty of Paris 1776
The Monroe Doctrine
The use of subversive tactics in order to damage rather than overcome the enemy is known as -
Contrition warfare
Guerrilla warfare
Focused warfare
Prolonged warfare
Which of the following is NOT a factor of American Imperialism?
containment
desire for military strength
thirst for new markets
belief in cultural superiority
What is the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Protectorate
Who encouraged U.S. officials to build up the American naval forces to compete with the rest of the world?
Teddy Roosevelt
General Valeriano Weyler
Admiral Alfred T. Mahan
Secretary of State William Seward
Who was in charge of trying to purchase Alaska from Russia?
George Dewey
Valeriano Weyler
Alfred T. Mahan
William Seward
What was Hawaii mainly used for early on that was very profitable with no tariff in the beginning?
timber
sugar
gold
it's location in relation to Russia for military purposes
What was the main goal of Queen Liliuokalani?
to establish trade relationships with foreign countries
to annex Japan and neighboring islands
to re-establish previous rulers to power
to rid the islands of foreign presence
Who headed up the new government of Hawaii after Queen Liliuokalani was removed from power?
Sanford B. Dole
Alfred T. Mahan
William Seward
John J. Pershing
The Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a
revolution started by American business interests
Liliuokalani
T. Mahan
Kamehameha I
Lunalilo
The practice of stronger countries extending economic, political, and military control over weaker countries
socialism
anti-imperialism
imperialism
liberalism
American imperialist and admiral who urged the United States to build up its navy and take colonies overseas
Sanford B. Dole
Alfred T. Mahan
William Seward
Valeriano Weyler
Secretary of state under presidents Lincoln and Johnson
Alfred T. Mahan
William Seward
Sanford B. Dole
Valeriano Weyler
Political activist who worked for Cuban independence
Pancho Villa
Valeriano Weyler
José Martí
George Dewey
U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the
Philippines
Alfred T. Mahan
Valeriano Weyler
George Dewey
José Martí
Fighting unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba
Gendarmeries
Special forces
Rough Riders
Packfront
Location of an important American land victory in Cuba
San Juan Hill
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Pinar del Río
The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Filipino rebel leader
John Hay
William Jennings Bryan
Emilio Aguinaldo
William McKinley
U.S. secretary of state
John Hay
Samuel Gompers
Emilio Aguinaldo
Andrew Carnegie
Who was the historian that gave a speech about the closing of the American Frontier?
William Randolph Hearst
Frederick Jackson Turner
Mark David Chapman
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Who was this figure, sent by Spain to put down the rebellion on the island of Cuba?
Jose Marti
Valeriano Weyler
Maximo Gomez
Pancho Villa
The US looked mainly to this nation as the best example of how to build an empire, due to their past success.
Germany
Britain
France
China
Which location of US expansionist activities featured the "bayonet revolution" forcing a local leader to cede powers to American businessmen?
Hawaii
Guam
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico
Where was the first battle of the Spanish American War fought?
Guantanamo Bay
San Juan Hill
Havana Harbor
Manilla Bay
The publication of the DeLome letter was extremely embarrassing to Spain, as its contents directly insulted who?
Alfred Thayer Mahan
George. Dewey
Theodore. Roosevelt
William McKinley
Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" were an American calvary unit that were victorious in a key confrontation versus...
Insurgents in the Philippines
Mexican rebels in Texas
the Spanish in Cuba
Plantation workers in Nicaragua
If you were a "jingo" during this era, you probably would have felt strongly that
The US should fight the Spanish
Imperialism was a bad idea
Cuba should have total independence
the US should not annex Hawaii
The Cuban poet and revolutionary who became a martyr in the fight against the Spanish
Jose Marti
Maximo Gomes
Pancho Villa
Valeriano Weyler
One of the prominent New York publishers leading the Yellow Journalism movement of the late 1800s
John Hay
William Randolph Hearst
Andrew Carnegie
Leon Czolgosz
What country did the first battle occur at in the Spanish American War
Philippines (Manila Bay)
Cuba (San Juan Hill)
Puerto Rico
Guam
Which was not a result of the Treaty of Paris 1898
Cuba would become independent
Guam and Puerto Rico now belong to the United States
Spain still controls parts of Cuba but loses Guam and Puerto Rico
U.S will pay Spain 20 million for the annexation of the Philippines
Which was NOT a cause to the Spanish American War
yellow jounrnalism
Spanish spies
De Lome letter
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
What is yellow journalism
reporting on the war and calculating the casualties
exaggerating the news to lure new readers
stating the facts and nothing but the facts
Journals that are always true with big headlines
What was the major advantage the United States had over Spain in terms of war
Stronger Navy
Stronger soldiers
Uniforms that could be used in naval battles
New technology such as helicopters and torpedos
In the Treaty of Paris 1898 what was going to happen to the Phillipines
independence
protectorate
annexation
become a colony
What product in Cuba did many businessmen have investments in
Bananas
Weapons
Sugarcane
Silk
