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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a reason for the Spanish American War?support American businesses in Cubayellow journalismprotect American businesses in Cubasinking of the Lusitania
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat country gained its' independence from Spain at the end of the Spanish American War?CubaPuerto RicoAlaskaHawaii
- 3. Multiple ChoiceExaggerated newspaper stories of the Spanish American War were calledmuckrakingyellow journalismtabloid pressgossip
- 4. Multiple ChoiceT/F: The US supported Cuba's fight for independence because we understood what it felt like to be a colony.FalseTrue
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat battleship mysteriously exploded in February 1898 causing the US to join the war in Cuba?USS TitanicUSS MaineUSS VirginiaUSS Spain
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich reason for imperialism was the belief that it was a duty to spread Western Civilization?militarynationalismsocialeconomic
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not a a reason for the SAW?support Cuba's independencesinking of the Lusitaniayellow journalismeconomic interests
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich territory did the US NOT get as a result of the Spanish American War?Puerto RicoPhillippinesGuamCuba
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were territories of Spain in 1898 EXCEPTPhillippinesHawaiiCubaGuam
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat group of people revolted against the queen of Hawaii?planters/business ownersmissionariesfield workersnative Hawaiians
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War?William McKinleyGeorge DeweyTeddy RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for when a more powerful country takes over a weaker country?nationalismimperialismmilitarismcommunism
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho was president of the United States during the Spanish American War?Teddy RooseveltFranklin RooseveltGeorge DeweyWilliam McKinley
- 14. Multiple ChoiceTeddy Roosevelt led a group of volunteers during the Spanish American War known as theRoosevelt RowdiesRough RidersBuffalo SoldiersTeddy's Tough Troops
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat two oceans are connected by the Panama Canal?Atlantic & PacificIndian & AtlanticAntarctic & AtlanticPacific & Indian
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