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WorksheetsChapter 6 - America Expands
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
Reasons for the Spanish American War? (pick three)
Yellow Journalism
Failure of the U.S. government
Sinking of the U.S.S Maine.
To protect businesses interests in Cuba
What ship was sunk in Havana Harbor prior to the war?
Lusitania
Titanic
U.S.S Maine
Dona Paz
What country wanted independence from Spain
Italy
USA
Europe
Cuba
Who won the Spanish American War?
Mexico
Spain
France
United States
What is Imperialism?
A time where weaker countries grow
War outbreaks between stronger countries
Stronger countries take over weaker countries
Early on, what caused most workers to want to flee from the Panama Canal?
Scary Animals
Diseases
Landslides
Pay
Without the canal, ships would have much ___ trips from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
shorter
faster
smaller
longer
**(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 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 Spanish American 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 Rico, Cuba
Most American soldiers during the war died from
combat
starvation
embarrassment
disease
The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine was blamed on
Spanish
Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cuban Rebels
The United States received this island see here from Spain after winning the war.
Guam
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Who started the Panama Canal Project before the United States took over?
Russia
France
China
Canada
What was the most important reason for building the Panama Canal?
connect Mississippi River to Atlantic Ocean
connect Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean
connect North America to South America
connect Europe to North America
What was the name of the group that Theodore Roosevelt led at the Battle of San Juan Hill?
American Army
Tall Riders
Rough Army
Rough Riders
The early American idea that their country should spread from coast to coast
imperialism
Manifest Destiny
capitalism
journalism
a letter that a Spanish Ambassador wrote insulting the president of the US
a love letter
an encouraging note
yellow journalism
de Lome Letter
the US Army pathologist who proved that mosquitoes spread diseases.
Walter Reed
Sir Walter Raleigh
Walt Disney
William Seward
this person bought Alaska for the United States. People called it his "Folly".
William McKinley
Walter Reed
William Seward
de Lome
the most notable line of longitude; at 0 degrees longitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
the most notable line of latitude; at 0 degrees latitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
Naval ship that blew up in a harbor in Havana, Cuba
USS Spain
USS Cuba
USS Maine
USS Virginia
invisible Lines that run east to west
latitude
longitude
invisible Lines that run North to South
latitude
longitude
stories printed in the newspaper that stretched the truth to excite readers and sell newspapers
yellow journalism
Pulitzer Journalism
Hurst Journalism
good journalism
someone who represents a country he comes from.
ambassador
president
representative
senator
the Peace agreement between the United States and Spain
Treaty of Spain
Treaty of the US
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Cuba
This was NOT a reason Americans wanted to expand
Spread the Gospel
Spread the American way of life and government because they thought their culture was special
to make money in the trade industry
fear that other countries would have more control and influence.
Because they didn't like other countries.
The Treaty of Paris did not give the United States control of ...
Cuba
Guam
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
What is this?
longitude
latitude
map key
compass rose
What is this?
map key
map scale
compass rose
lines of latitude
in the image, what is the box to the left of the map?
map scale
compass rose
lines of longitude
map key
