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Spanish-American War
100
These inventors are responsible for building a machine in which people could fly.
Who is Wilbur and Orville Wright
100
To travel by air
What is aviation
100
This event caused Congress to declare war on Spain in 1898.
What is the destruction of the battleship 'Maine'
200
Rights that are guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution
What are civil rights
200
A narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land masses
What is an isthmus
200
This place was gained by the United States after winning the Spanish-American War
What is the Phillippines
300
Someone who has many dishonest employees working for them and who runs the government with their help.
What is a political boss
300
The wise use and protection of natural resources
What is conservation
300
Name three reasons many Americans supported the war against Spain in 1898.
1. Cuban's fight for independence reminded them of the American Revolution. 2. Better for American business interests. 3. Yellow journalism turned them against the Spanish and blamed them for the 'Maine' explosion.
400
How do political bosses obtain their positions?
Votes that were obtained illegally through bribes or by votes counted more than once.
400
An agreement to stop fighting
What is an armistice
500
Name two people associated with yellow journalism
James Pulitzer and William Hearst
500
The kind of reporting that doesn't tell the truth, but exaggerates the fact
What is Yellow Journalism
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