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Spanish American War Review Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Most important result of the Spanish American War for the United States.....

a)

U.S. becomes a world power

b)

Cuba wins independence from Spain

c)

Cuba does not become a territory of the U.S.

d)

U.S. gains some territories

2.

Headline in NY Journal "Destruction of the War Ship Maine was the Work of an Enemy"

a)

Example of blue journalism

b)

Example of green journalism

c)

Example of yellow journalism

d)

Example of pink journalism

3.

Yellow Journalism was most influential in bringing about declaration of this war

a)

Civil War

b)

War of 1812

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

Spanish American War

4.

Causes of Spanish American War

a)

Protection of American business interests in Cuba

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

d)

Americans support of Cuban rebels

5.

3 Results of Spanish American War

a)

Cuba gains independence

b)

U.S. gains possession of Guam, Philippines, & Puerto Rico

c)

U.S. gains possession of Cuba

d)

U.S. emerges as a world power

6.

3 Territories U.S. gained possession of as a result of the Spanish American War

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Philippines

d)

Cuba

7.

Main purpose of yellow journalism was to....

a)

share truthful news

b)

exaggerate news in order to sell newspapers

c)

keep world peace

d)

use up the yellow ink

8.

"Chronic wrongdoing....may in America as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention.....to the exercise of an international police power" is a quote by which president?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

William Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

9.

The Roosevelt Corollary was added to the Monroe Doctrine policy so the U.S.......

a)
to establish military bases in Africa
b)

to justify U.S. intervention in economic matters in Latin America and prevent European colonization.

c)
to support European nations in the Americas
d)
to promote trade with Asia
10.

One example how President Theodore Roosevelt used the Roosevelt Corollary was to construct the.....

a)
Suez Canal
b)
Great Wall of China
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Panama Canal
11.

Type of DIPLOMACY Theodore Roosevelt used to influence foreign affairs & build the Panama Canal

a)
Big Stick Diplomacy
b)
Isolationist Diplomacy
c)
Moral Diplomacy
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
12.

The country Cuba gained independence from after the Spanish American War

a)
United States
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
13.

BENEFITS of the Panama Canal

a)

safer route

b)

allowing ships to travel between Pacific (west coast) and Atlantic (east coast) in half the time

c)

revitalizing world trade and travel

d)

was dangerous to build due to steep mountains, tropical diseases, and explosives

14.

Timeline of Spanish American war Events

a)

(1) Spain refuses to allow Cuban independence

b)

(2) U.S.S. Maine is destroyed

c)

(3) Spain declares war on U.S.

d)

(4) U.S. declares Cuba free - after winning S.A.W.

15.

Rough Riders were....

a)
a regular army unit in the Civil War
b)
a group of explorers in the Arctic
c)
a volunteer cavalry regiment in the Spanish-American War
d)

a group of off road vehicle drivers

16.

Dangers of Building the Panama Canal

a)

Rocky & mountainous terrain

b)

Explosions

c)

Diseases such as yellow fever and malaria

d)

Shortcut between oceans