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Spanish-American War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What territory was trying to become independent from Spain during the Spanish-American War?

a)
Puerto Rico
b)

Hawaii

c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
2.

Who did the United States blame for the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine?

a)
Spain
b)
Russia
c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
3.

Who was the President of the United States during the Spanish-American War?

a)
George Washington
b)
William McKinley
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
4.

The "Rough Riders" were led by which future U.S. President?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William McKinley

c)

Mrs. Sibley

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

5.

What territory or territories did the United States gain in the Treaty of Paris of 1898?

a)
Mexico, Canada, and Panama
b)
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
c)
Hawaii, Alaska, and Cuba
d)
Spain, France, and England
6.

What two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?

a)
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean
7.

What two diseases slowed down the building process of the Panama Canal?

a)
tuberculosis and leprosy
b)
cholera and typhoid
c)
malaria and yellow fever
d)
influenza and dengue fever
8.

At the turn of the century, most immigrants came to America from which continent?

a)
Europe
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
9.

What immigration station did immigrants from Europe have to pass?

a)
Liberty Island
b)
Castle Garden
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Angel Island
10.

What term refers to the mixture of diverse cultures and a nickname to describe the cultures in the United States due to the influx of immigrants?

a)
diversity mix
b)
melting pot
c)
immigrant fusion
d)
cultural blend
11.

What caused the mass immigration from Ireland to America in 1848?

a)
The American Revolution
b)
The California Gold Rush
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)

Potato Famine

12.

What is an immigrant?

a)

A person who leaves their native born land, and moves or migrates to a new or different place.

b)
A person who moves to a foreign country to study abroad.
c)
A person who moves to a foreign country for work purposes.
d)
A person who moves to a foreign country for a short vacation.
13.

How many immigrants came through Ellis Island?

a)
20 million
b)
5 million
c)
1 million
d)
12 million
14.

The United States became a _______ after the Spanish-American War?

a)

World power

b)
dictatorship
c)
democracy
d)
communist country
15.

Yellow Journalism ?

a)
A type of journalism that presents news in a factual and objective manner
b)
A type of journalism that presents news in a sensationalized or exaggerated manner
c)
A type of journalism that presents news in a boring and uninteresting manner
d)
A type of journalism that presents news in a biased manner