WorksheetsChapter 4: Spanish-American War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
In February 1898, the USS Maine suddenly exploded in the harbor of Havana Cuba. Who did the Cubans think made the ship explode?
a)
Spain
b)
Germany
c)
Singapore
d)
Italy
2.
___________________________ a large farm, usually in a warm climate, on which many workers, servants, or enslaved people live and work
a)
Plantation
b)
Exaggerate
c)
Imperialism
d)
Tension
3.
______________________ means to describe the quality something as being more impressive or unusual than it actually is.
a)
Plantation
b)
Yellow Fever
c)
Exaggerate
d)
Tension
4.
_______________________ a feeling produced in a situation when people do not trust each other.
a)
Tension
b)
Happy
c)
Confusion
d)
Yellow Journalism
5.
Newspapers exaggerated the Spanish oppression of Cubans.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
How did most Americans feel about American Imperialism at this time?
a)
They wanted to be involved in foreign affairs.
b)
They did not want to be involved in foreign affairs.
c)
They did not believe that it was good.
7.
Why did Cubans rebel against Spain?
a)
They wanted their independence.
b)
They did not believe in what the Spanish did.
c)
They were happy and wanted to be part of Spain.
8.
The U.S. did not want to protect American business interests in Cuba.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Who did the Cubans call for help when they rebelled against Spain?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
United States
10.
____________________________ a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means.
a)
Tension
b)
Rough Riders
c)
Imperialism
d)
Yellow Journalism
11.
Business ties to Cuba affected U.S. attitudes toward Spain.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Why did the Spanish-American War start?
(Choose 3)
a)
Exaggerated news reports of events
b)
They wanted to prove they were stronger.
c)
Protection of American business in Cuba
d)
They wanted to show Spain who was boss.
e)
Rising tensions between Spain and the United States after the sinking of the USS Maine.
13.
__________________________ a type of news reporting that may stretch the truth and even lie to its readers.
a)
Treaty
b)
Plantation
c)
Rough Riders
d)
Yellow Journalism
14.
What volunteer group was made up of cowboys, Native Americans, miners, and law enforcement?
a)
Rough Riders
b)
Buffalo Soldiers
c)
Cubans
d)
The big crew
15.
Most of the Spaniards that died during the war died from disease.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
______________________ a formal, written agreement between peoples or nations.
a)
Plantation
b)
Treaty
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Confusion
17.
The ______________________________ was signed between the United States and Spain. This ended the war.
a)
a check
b)
A book
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
independence
18.
The United States emerged as a world power.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
How long did the war last?
a)
10 days
b)
10 weeks
c)
10 months
d)
10 years
20.
_________________ the members of a volunteer cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt.
a)
Tension
b)
Imperialism
c)
Treaty
d)
Rough Riders
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