Spanish American War review

Question 1

2. Which of the following was NOT a reason President McKinley declared war on Spain?

Accepted Answer

Teddy Roosevelt used Cuba as a hunting area and Cubans didn&#x27;t like that.

Question 2

4. At the end of the Spanish American War, the US gained the following territories...

Accepted Answer

Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines

Question 3

6. What helped travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean by creating an easier quicker route for ships?

Accepted Answer

Panama Canal

Question 4

1. What is yellow journalism?

Accepted Answer

Stories that were made more dramatic so more newspapers would sell.

Question 5

3. What territory was annexed in the US by overthrowing the queen? It later became a state.

Accepted Answer

Hawaii

Question 6

5. Which of the territories gained after the Spanish American War are still controlled by the US today?

Accepted Answer

Guam and Puerto Rico

Question 7

8. In the time period after the Spanish American War, America became a world power.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

7. Which president worked to have a canal built in Panama to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

Accepted Answer

Theodore " Teddy" Roosevelt

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