Spanish American War
Choose the BEST answer.
- 1.
The United States wanted to expand their power overseas.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 2.
Yellow journalism refers to
- A.
The yellow, magazine style newspapers popularized at the turn-of-the-century.
- B.
Preventing news stories from being exaggerated.
- C.
Printing stories that exaggerate news, designed to sell newspapers.
- D.
None of these.
Correct Answer
C. Printing stories that exaggerate news, designed to sell newspapers. -
- 3.
What US ship exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba?
- A.
USS Manila
- B.
USS Roosevelt
- C.
USS Navy
- D.
USS Maine
Correct Answer
D. USS Maine -
- 4.
A narrow strip of land that links two larger pieces of land with water on both sides, called an isthmus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
When nations build empires by removing colonies, it is called imperialism.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 6.
What country shares a border with Alaska?
- A.
Russia
- B.
Canada
- C.
Bering Sea
- D.
Yukon Territory
Correct Answer
B. Canada -
- 7.
In 1959, ____________ became the 50th state.
- A.
Alaska
- B.
Guam
- C.
Puerto Rico
- D.
Hawaii
Correct Answer
D. Hawaii -
- 8.
What was the effect of the explosion of the USS Maine?
- A.
Congress declared war on Cuba.
- B.
Congress declared war on Spain.
- C.
Manila Bay drained.
- D.
It sunk.
Correct Answer
B. Congress declared war on Spain. -
- 9.
Who was the leader of the Rough Riders?
- A.
William McKinley
- B.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- C.
William Seward
- D.
Theodore Roosevelt
Correct Answer
D. Theodore Roosevelt -
- 10.
Alaska became a US Territory when Congress bought it from Canada.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 11.
The United States built the Panama Canal to
- A.
Make the trip between coasts shorter, faster, and less expensive.
- B.
Show off to the rest of the world.
- C.
Travel between Panama and Colombia.
- D.
Travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Correct Answer
A. Make the trip between coasts shorter, faster, and less expensive. -
- 12.
The Rough Riders were a group of volunteer soldiers organized by President Theodore Roosevelt to fight against Spain in Cuba.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 13.
Alaska was valuable to the US because of
- A.
Gold.
- B.
Fish, forests, and minerals.
- C.
Polar bears and icebergs.
- D.
Oil and mountains.
Correct Answer
B. Fish, forests, and minerals. -
- 14.
The US valued Hawaii for it's
- A.
Pineapple and volcanic rock.
- B.
Palm trees and sugar cane.
- C.
Coconuts and sugar cane.
- D.
Pineapple and sugar cane.
Correct Answer
D. Pineapple and sugar cane. -
- 15.
The Panama Canal was built on an isthmus connecting which two continents?
- A.
The United States and Mexico
- B.
North and South America
- C.
Panama and Colombia
- D.
Panama and South America
Correct Answer
B. North and South America -
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