Spanish American War Quiz
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Answer the following questions the best you know how.
- 1.Spanish-American War was between which two countries?
- A.
United States and Mexico
- B.
United States and Spain
- C.
United States and Cuba
- 2.Why was Cuba fighting Spain?
- A.
To gain Independence from Spain
- B.
To keep Spain as a colony
- C.
Cuba was not fighting Spain, but helping Spain fight United States
- 3.The explosion of the U. S. battleship Maine started Spanish-American War
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Theodore Roosevelt was the president of the United States during the Spanish-American War.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.What is Yellow Journalism?
- A.
A disease
- B.
Exaggerated stories written by newspapers to sell stories
- C.
The style of writing during the Spanish - American War
- 6.William McKinley was the president during the Spanish - American War.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.What was the name of the U. S. Cavalry group that Theodore Roosevelt led during the Spanish - American War?
- A.
The Tough Riders
- B.
The Rough Riders
- C.
The Rough and Tough Riders
- 8.After the war, America gained the following positions of Spain
- A.
Puerto Rico, Guam, and India
- B.
Guam, Puerto Rico, and Alaska
- C.
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
- 9.The Spanish-American War began America's rise as a world power.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Cuba is located where?
- A.
Off the coast of South Carolina
- B.
In Florida
- C.
An Island South of Florida
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