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Spanish-American War Review
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1
What was the de Lome letter?
An insulting letter to America from Spain
The 27th letter of the alphabet
Letter from Cuba to Spain declaring war
A threatening letter from the U.S. to Spain
2
What treaty ended the Spanish-American War?
Paris
France
London
Madrid
3
What did Roosevelt's "Big Stick Diplomacy" refer to?
Building a strong infrastructure in America
American domestic policy
Taxation in America
American foreign policy
4
What is using false or inflammatory headlines and writing to attract readers called?
Dirty
Yellow Journalism
Slander
Libel
5
What two newspapers battled using Yellow Journalism leading up to and during the S-A War?
Boston Globe/Boston Herald
New York World/New York Journal
New York Times/New York Post
Sports Illustrated/National Enquirer
6
What term means extreme patriotism, especially in terms of aggressive foreign policy.
Organism
Nationalism
Communism
Jingoism
7
U.S. Naval Commander who led goodwill tour to Japan and opened up trade with them.
George Dewey
Matthew Perry
Frederick Turner
William Seward
8
Ambushes, raids, sabotage, and hit and run attacks are examples of what?
Traditional line-fighting
Chuck Norris Ninja Attacks
Guerrilla Warfare
Psycho-killer-attacks
9
Author who said America's growth from coast to coast would lead to imperialism.
Mark Twain
William Randolph Hearst
Frederick J. Turner
J.K. Rowling
10
Prior to the Spanish-American War, how imperialistic was the United States of America.
What is imperialism?
Very
I have no clue
Not very
11
What did the Foraker Act of 1900 do?
Established a Naval base in Haiti
Put a tariff of 15% on all imports
Established a civilian, independent gov't in Puerto Rico
Shut off all trade with Cuba
12
What does obsolete mean?
useful
beneficial
no longer in use; out of date
of importance
13
What was the ironic part about liberating the Philippines from Spain?
We gave it right back to Spain
The Spanish liberated Cuba
America became the new Spanish by occupying the Philippines
The Philippines occupied itself
14
Who were the Rough Riders?
Cuban troops who fought against the Spanish
Spanish troops who fought in Cuba
Troops who were drafted to fight in the Spanish-American War
American volunteers in the Spanish-American War
15
How did the result of the Russo-Japanese War affect Teddy Roosevelt?
He became the Ambassador to Japan
He became governor of New York b/c of it
He won the Nobel Peace Prize
He won the presidency b/c of it
16
What term refers to influencing another country's decisions with money?
foreign aid dollars speak volumes diplomacy
dollar diplomacy
moral diplomacy
global politics
17
Who was the Cuban leader who started the revolt against the Spanish?
Jose Marti
Valeriano Weyler
Emilio Aguinaldo
Juan Castro
18
What was William Howard Taft's relationship with the Philippines in the early 1900s?
He was governor of the Philippines
His grandmother lived there
He was mayor of a coastal village
He had a vacation home there
19
Who blew up the U.S.S. Maine?
It depends who you ask
The Americans
The Spanish
Aliens
20
What happened to U.S. military enlistment after the U.S.S. Maine exploded?
More aliens
It stayed the same
It increased significantly
It decreased
21
Who led the Rough Riders?
William McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
George Dewey
Franklin Roosevelt
22
When bigger, richer, more powerful nations influence smaller, poorer, and weaker ones.
Totalitarianism
Foreign Policy
Imperialism
Bullying with armies and dollars
23
Which one of the below was NOT a factor for American troops during the S-A War in Cuba?
Weapons were obsolete
Troops were poorly trained
Wool uniforms were too hot
Constipation from eating too much cheese
24
What does Seward's Folly refer to?
America's tax system
America's foreign policy
America's purchase of Alaska
America's takeover of Hawaii
25
What was the purpose of Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet?
To show the World the power and reach of the U.S. military
To give food to impoverished countries
To show the world America's new Air Force
To give technology and ocean-going boats to poor nations
26
What did the open-door policy have to do with?
Trade with Japan being fair
Trade with China being fair
Trade with the Philippines being fair
Trade with Cuba being fair
27
What was the revolt in China against westerners and western influence called?
The Wrestlers Revolt
Dragon's Revenge
The Chinese Massacre
The Boxer Rebellion
28
What was the essence of the Platt Amendment?
Combined Haiti & the Dominican Republic to make Hispaniola
To put American troops in Puerto Rico
To remove American troops from Cuba
To make Alaska a state
29
Who was the Filipino nationalist leader who fought the Spanish and the Americans?
Jose Marti
Emilio Aguinaldo
Valeriano Weyler
George Dewey
30
Social Darwinism explains failures in business and life as what?
Success comes from being lucky
It's someone else's fault for one's failure
Government causes failure
Only the strong survive
31
A violent uprising against a government or authority.
concordat
insurrection
civil war
compromise
32
What did the election of 1900 signal about American foreign policy?
bananas
America would only get involved in tropical islands
America wouldn't get involved in other countries' affairs
that America would get involved where America wanted to
33
What did the Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan deal with?
Russia
Immigration
War
Energy
34
Was the war with Spain in the Philippines a long or short war?
What war?
Short. Very short.
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Long. Like a decade.
35
Approximately how long did it take to build the Panama Canal?
1 year
10 years
20 years
5 years
